Generating a Certificate

To create an SSL certificate:

1. From the main window, select Tools > Options. The Program Options dialog appears.
2. Select Client Certificates.
3. Click Create. The Create Client SSL Certificate wizard appears.
4. Enter a name in the Certificate box. This will be the name of the certificate that is generated by WS_FTP.
5. Select a date you want the certificate to expire.
6. Enter and then reenter a pass phrase for this certificate. The pass phrase is used to encrypt the private key.

   Note: It is important to remember this pass phrase. The pass phrase can be any combination of words, symbols, spaces, or numbers.

7. Click Next to continue.

   Enter information in all of the Certificate Information boxes:

   City/Town. City or town where you are located. (Ex. Augusta)

   State/Province. State or Province where you are located. (Ex. Georgia)

   Organization. Company or individual user name.

   Common Name. This can be either the name of the person creating the certificate or the fully qualified domain name of the server associated with the host.

   E-mail. E-mail address of the person the certificate belongs to.

   Unit. Name of organizational unit. (Ex. Research and Development)

   Country. The country you are in. This must be a valid two letter country code. (Ex. US)

8. After all of the boxes are filled in correctly, click Next to continue. If all of the boxes are not filled in, you cannot continue.
9. Review the information on the last dialog and click Finish to create the certificate.

If you are creating a certificate to be used by WS_FTP, you should send the certificate signing request (by E-mail) to your server administrator. If they require it, they will sign the certificate and return it to you. After you receive the certificate, you must import it into your certificate database.