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StartSSL certificate not working

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After installing StartSSL certificate on PRTG v.8. the core service didn't start,so we had to reset the certificate to the original one for it to work again.

The certificate looks fine, and we think we followed the instructions correctly. Any ideas where we should start looking please?

Thanks, Anna

certificate prtg ssl

Created on Apr 18, 2011 1:54:23 PM

Last change on Apr 18, 2011 3:28:45 PM by Daniel Zobel [Product Manager]



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Deprecated: StartCom is not a Certification Authority anymore and stops issuing new StartSSL certificates on January 1st, 2018.

Please see this article for alternatives to StartSSL:

In general, we recommend that you use the PRTG Certificate Importer to set up your own certificates for PRTG Network Monitor.

Created on Dec 4, 2017 3:38:54 PM by Gerald Schoch [Paessler Support]



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Dear Anna,

if the PRTG server does not start, something is wrong with the certificate files. For example, the key file might be still encrypted.

Please make sure the /cert folder of your installation actually contains the following files with the right content (open PEM and KEY files in a text editor to have a second look):

  • prtg7.crt (the certificate of your server)
  • root.pem (the root certificate of the issuer)
  • prtg7.key (private key of your server, decrypted)

Created on Apr 18, 2011 3:32:00 PM by Daniel Zobel [Product Manager]

Last change on Apr 18, 2011 3:32:35 PM by Daniel Zobel [Product Manager]



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Deprecated: StartCom is not a Certification Authority anymore and stops issuing new StartSSL certificates on January 1st, 2018.

Please see this article for alternatives to StartSSL:

In general, we recommend that you use the PRTG Certificate Importer to set up your own certificates for PRTG Network Monitor.

Created on Dec 4, 2017 3:38:54 PM by Gerald Schoch [Paessler Support]




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