How do I Bind an SSL Certificate to a Virtual Server (SSL) on NetScaler?

This article describes how to bind an SSL certificate to a virtual server (SSL) on NetScaler.

Background

An SSL certificate is an integral element of the SSL encryption and decryption process. The certificate is used during an SSL handshake to establish the identity of the SSL server, in this case the NetScaler, as the NetScaler will be acting as the SSL termination point for the clients.

The certificate being used for processing SSL transactions must be bound to the virtual server (SSL) that receives the SSL data.
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Complete the following steps to bind SSL Certificate to a SSL Virtual Server:

Step 1: Go to Traffic Management > Load Balancing > Virtual Servers > Select Virtual Server of type SSL and click Edit.

Step 2: Under Certificates section click No Server Certificate.

Step 3: Click Click to select to select certificate.

Step 4: Select the SSL certificate and click Select.

Step 5: Click Bind to bind the SSL certificate to virtual server.

Step 6: Click Done to complete the process.

To bind SSL certificate and to see the bound SSL certificate to virtual server through command line interface, at the command prompt type:

• bind ssl vs??<vServerName> -certkeyName??<certificate-KeyPairName>??

• show ssl vs??<vServerName>

Example: