[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":2641},["ShallowReactive",2],{"/blog/secure-gitlab-pages-with-startssl":3,"navigation-en-us":1855,"banner-en-us":2282,"footer-en-us":2292,"blog-post-authors-en-us-Marcia Ramos":2536,"blog-related-posts-en-us-secure-gitlab-pages-with-startssl":2551,"blog-promotions-en-us":2577,"next-steps-en-us":2631},{"id":4,"title":5,"authors":6,"body":8,"category":1788,"date":1789,"description":1790,"extension":1791,"externalUrl":1792,"faq":1792,"featured":1793,"heroImage":1794,"meta":1795,"navigation":1845,"path":1846,"seo":1847,"slug":1851,"stem":1852,"tags":1792,"template":1853,"updatedDate":1792,"__hash__":1854},"blogPosts/en-us/blog/secure-gitlab-pages-with-startssl.md","Secure GitLab Pages with StartSSL",[7],"Marcia Ramos",{"type":9,"value":10,"toc":1760},"minimark",[11,48,65,79,89,95,100,105,117,141,167,170,174,195,199,237,240,259,281,283,286,301,333,349,360,364,425,427,438,454,456,460,470,497,505,517,839,855,873,877,892,914,935,943,947,950,967,972,976,979,986,990,995,1010,1036,1039,1043,1046,1117,1121,1154,1160,1164,1175,1179,1233,1257,1261,1266,1335,1342,1345,1351,1360,1364,1393,1397,1407,1442,1445,1451,1455,1491,1504,1508,1511,1543,1555,1562,1566,1602,1605,1611,1615,1618,1669,1675,1678,1684,1693,1705,1709,1722,1726,1733,1747,1756],[12,13,14,18,19,22,23,29,30,35,36,39,40,42],"p",{},[15,16,17],"strong",{},"StartCom"," certificates have recently been ",[15,20,21],{},"distrusted"," by ",[24,25,28],"a",{"href":26,"rel":27},"https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2016/10/24/distrusting-new-wosign-and-startcom-certificates/",[],"Mozilla Firefox"," and ",[24,31,34],{"href":32,"rel":33},"https://security.googleblog.com/2016/10/distrusting-wosign-and-startcom.html",[],"Google Chrome",". Certs issued prior to October 21st, 2016 don't seem to have been affected and are therefore still trusted.",[37,38],"br",{},"\nIn response to my contact, StartCom affirmed they're working hard to revert this situation and hope to have a resolution by the end of January, 2017.",[37,41],{},[43,44,47],"span",{"className":45},[46],"note","Update by Marcia Ramos, on 2016/12/20.",[12,49,50,51,56,57,60,61,64],{},"With ",[24,52,55],{"href":53,"rel":54},"https://pages.gitlab.io/",[],"GitLab Pages"," you can host your static website under your custom domain.\nWith a ",[43,58,59],{},"StartSSL"," digital certificate you can secure it. And that's all for ",[15,62,63],{},"free","!",[12,66,67,68,29,73,78],{},"In this post, first we'll give you a quick overview on SSL/TLS certificates and StartCom CA, then\nwe will show you a comparison between ",[24,69,72],{"href":70,"rel":71},"https://startssl.com/",[],"StartSSL Class 1",[24,74,77],{"href":75,"rel":76},"https://letsencrypt.org/",[],"Let's Encrypt","\nto facilitate your decision to choose one over another.",[12,80,81,82,88],{},"Finally, we will guide you through the process of securing your GitLab Pages site\nwith ",[15,83,84],{},[24,85,87],{"href":70,"rel":86},[],"StartSSL Class 1 free certificates",".",[12,90,91,94],{},[15,92,93],{},"Note:"," We assume you are familiar with web development and web hosting.",[96,97,99],"h2",{"id":98},"https-a-quick-overview","HTTPS: a quick overview",[101,102,104],"h3",{"id":103},"why-should-i-care-about-https","Why should I care about HTTPS?",[12,106,107,108,111,112,116],{},"Perhaps this might be your first question. If our sites are hosted by ",[24,109,55],{"href":53,"rel":110},[],",\ntherefore they are ",[24,113,115],{"href":114},"/blog/ssg-overview-gitlab-pages-part-1-dynamic-x-static/","static",", hence we are not dealing with server-side scripts\nnor credit card transactions, so why do we need secure connections?",[12,118,119,120,123,130,131,136,137,140],{},"Back in the 1990s, where HTTPS came out, ",[43,121,122],{},"SSL",[124,125,126],"sup",{},[24,127,129],{"href":128},"#1","1"," was considered a \"special\"\nsecurity measure, necessary just for big folks, like banks and shoppings sites with financial transactions.\nNow we have a different picture. ",[24,132,135],{"href":133,"rel":134},"https://letsencrypt.org/2015/10/29/phishing-and-malware.html",[],"According to Josh Aas",", ",[43,138,139],{},"ISRG"," Executive Director:",[142,143,144],"blockquote",{},[12,145,146],{},[147,148,149,150,155,156,161,162,88],"em",{},"We’ve since come to realize that HTTPS is important for almost all websites. It’s important for any website that allows people to log in with a password, any website that ",[24,151,154],{"href":152,"rel":153},"https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2013/12/10/nsa-uses-google-cookies-to-pinpoint-targets-for-hacking/",[],"tracks its users"," in any way, any website that ",[24,157,160],{"href":158,"rel":159},"http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2014/09/why-comcasts-javascript-ad-injections-threaten-security-net-neutrality/",[],"doesn’t want its content altered",", and for any site that offers content people might not want others to know they are consuming. We’ve also learned that any site not secured by HTTPS ",[24,163,166],{"href":164,"rel":165},"http://krebsonsecurity.com/2015/04/dont-be-fodder-for-chinas-great-cannon/",[],"can be used to attack other sites",[12,168,169],{},"How about taking Josh's advice and protecting our sites too? We will be well supported,\nand we'll contribute to a safer internet.",[101,171,173],{"id":172},"organizations-supporting-https","Organizations supporting HTTPS",[12,175,176,177,182,183,188,189,194],{},"There is a huge movement in favor of securing all the web. W3C fully ",[24,178,181],{"href":179,"rel":180},"https://w3ctag.github.io/web-https/",[],"supports the cause","\nand explains very well the reasons for that. Richard Barnes, a writer for Mozilla Security Blog,\nsuggested that ",[24,184,187],{"href":185,"rel":186},"https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2015/04/30/deprecating-non-secure-http/",[],"Firefox would deprecate HTTP",", and would no longer accept\nunsecured connections. Recently, Mozilla published a ",[24,190,193],{"href":191,"rel":192},"https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2016/03/29/march-2016-ca-communication/",[],"communicate"," reiterating the importance of HTTPS.",[101,196,198],{"id":197},"free-ssltls-certificates","Free SSL/TLS Certificates",[12,200,201,202,208,209,212,216,217,222,223,226,227,230,231,29,234,88],{},"As individuals, dealing with small sites for promoting ourselves and our work, we might not be\ninterested in buying a premium",[124,203,204],{},[24,205,207],{"href":206},"#2","2"," ",[43,210,211],{},"TLS",[124,213,214],{},[24,215,129],{"href":128}," certificate issued by\na robust ",[24,218,221],{"href":219,"rel":220},"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Certificate_authority",[],"Certification Authority (CA)",", like ",[43,224,225],{},"Comodo"," or ",[43,228,229],{},"Symantec",". But now we have a\nchoice! We can use free certificates, like the ones issued by ",[24,232,77],{"href":75,"rel":233},[],[24,235,17],{"href":70,"rel":236},[],[238,239],"hr",{},[12,241,242,208,245,247,248,251,252,255,256,258],{},[15,243,244],{},"Note 1:",[43,246,122],{}," stands for ",[15,249,250],{},"Secure Sockets Layer",", which is the predecessor of ",[15,253,254],{},"Transport Layer Security"," (",[43,257,211],{},").",[12,260,261,264,265,136,270,274,275,280],{},[15,262,263],{},"Note 2:"," Premium certificates examples: ",[24,266,269],{"href":267,"rel":268},"https://ssl.comodo.com/?key5sk1=8721b4e5835982357f2a40802cc408ec59a88e2b",[],"Comodo SSL/TLS",[24,271,273],{"href":70,"rel":272},[],"StartSSL SSL Class 2",",\n",[24,276,279],{"href":277,"rel":278},"https://www.symantec.com/ssl-certificates/",[],"Symantec SSL",". They offer support for e-commerce and grant a huge warranty to their customers.",[238,282],{},[96,284,17],{"id":285},"startcom",[12,287,288,292,293,22,297,300],{},[24,289,291],{"href":70,"rel":290},[],"Start Commercial Ltd. (StartCom)"," was ",[24,294,296],{"href":70,"rel":295},[],"founded",[43,298,299],{},"Eddy Nigg"," in 2005,\nwho wanted to engage in a \"revolution\" of the digital certification industry, making certificates\nmore affordable and with better quality. StartCom has become the world's sixth largest Certificate\nAuthority, covering nearly one million registered subscribers, and more than 400,000 websites.",[12,302,303,307,308,311,312,316,317,319,320,323,324,326,327,330,331,88],{},[24,304,306],{"href":70,"rel":305},[],"StartSSL™"," is the ",[24,309,17],{"href":70,"rel":310},[]," service brand of its digital certificates\nissuing division, it offers ",[24,313,315],{"href":70,"rel":314},[],"free SSL certificates"," and free email encryption certificates\nfor worldwide subscribers. Thus, on this post, ",[15,318,17],{}," refers to the ",[15,321,322],{},"Certificate Authority",",\nwhile ",[15,325,59],{}," is attributed to ",[15,328,329],{},"certificates"," issued by ",[15,332,17],{},[12,334,335,336,338,339,343,344,348],{},"Among four classes of StartSSL certificates, there is one ",[15,337,63],{},", called ",[24,340,342],{"href":70,"rel":341},[],"Class 1",".\nThis is the one will be referencing to in this post. But, of course, you are free to choose their premium products too.\nOn their website, you can find a ",[24,345,347],{"href":70,"rel":346},[],"comparison chart"," for their certificates.",[12,350,351,355,356,88],{},[24,352,354],{"href":70,"rel":353},[],"StartCom Certificate Policy & Practice Statements"," covers a lot of procedures to make\nsure they can trust their customers information. That document states rules, obligations, validations, etc.\nGeneral information can be found through their ",[24,357,359],{"href":70,"rel":358},[],"documentation",[101,361,363],{"id":362},"startssl-class-1-features","StartSSL Class 1 Features",[365,366,367,375,384,396,405,415,422],"ul",{},[368,369,370,371],"li",{},"Certificates can be ",[24,372,374],{"href":70,"rel":373},[],"issued in minutes",[368,376,377,378],{},"There are two methods of domain verification: email, or code file validation",[124,379,380],{},[24,381,383],{"href":382},"#3","3",[368,385,386,390,391],{},[24,387,389],{"href":70,"rel":388},[],"Certificates are valid for 1 year",", with ",[24,392,395],{"href":393,"rel":394},"https://twitter.com/startssl/status/213348291654594560",[],"unlimited renewal allowance",[368,397,398,399,404],{},"The ",[24,400,403],{"href":401,"rel":402},"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Certificate_signing_request",[],"CSR (Certificate Signing Request)"," can be generated from any O.S. (Linux, Mac or Windows)",[368,406,407,408,414],{},"S/MIME Client",[124,409,410],{},[24,411,413],{"href":412},"#4","4"," + Authentication",[368,416,417,418],{},"Supported by ",[24,419,421],{"href":70,"rel":420},[],"all browsers and servers",[368,423,424],{},"Live chat support 24/7",[238,426],{},[12,428,429,432,433,88],{},[15,430,431],{},"Note 3:"," Code file validation is a file provided by an institution, which needs to be uploaded\nto the site root. It's a simple HTML file containing a token to verify that we hold that particular\ndomain. It's not used just by CAs. For example, it is also used by Google,\nas a ",[24,434,437],{"href":435,"rel":436},"https://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/35179?hl=en",[],"method for site ownership verification",[12,439,440,208,443,448,449,453],{},[15,441,442],{},"Note 4:",[24,444,447],{"href":445,"rel":446},"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S/MIME",[],"S/MIME"," client certificates are used for client authentication to\nwebsites and for the signing, encryption and decryption of personal data. Most commonly they\nare used for email signing and encryption, but also PDF and office documents. Higher validated\ncertificates can be used to sign contracts in digital format. Source:\n",[24,450,452],{"href":70,"rel":451},[],"StartCom UI - Certificates"," (you'll need to be logged into StartCom to have access to this link).",[238,455],{},[101,457,459],{"id":458},"startssl-class-1-limitations","StartSSL Class 1 Limitations",[12,461,462,464,465,469],{},[15,463,72],{}," certificates cover a lot of attractive features, but have some ",[24,466,468],{"href":70,"rel":467},[],"limitations",":",[365,471,472,484,487,490],{},[368,473,474,475,136,480],{},"There is no support for ",[24,476,479],{"href":477,"rel":478},"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wildcard_DNS_record",[],"wildcard DNS record",[481,482,483],"code",{},"*.example.com",[368,485,486],{},"We are limited to issue certificates for up to 5 domains",[368,488,489],{},"We can't use commercial \"sensitive\" names for our domains or subdomains (e.g, \"store\", \"buy\", \"shop\", etc)",[368,491,492,496],{},[24,493,495],{"href":70,"rel":494},[],"Revocations carry a handling fee"," of currently US$ 9.90. Though we may\nuse a different subdomain in order to create additional certificates without the need to\nrevoke a previously created certificate",[101,498,500,501,504],{"id":499},"startssl-vs-lets-encrypt","StartSSL ",[15,502,503],{},"vs"," Let's Encrypt",[12,506,507,510,511,516],{},[24,508,77],{"href":75,"rel":509},[]," is a free, automated, and open Certificate Authority (CA), provided by\n",[24,512,515],{"href":513,"rel":514},"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Security_Research_Group",[],"Internet Security Research Group (ISRG)",". They are the first CA to offer exclusively\nfree certificates. They are great, their product is awesome. However, they have some limitations\ntoo. To facilitate our overview and compare Let's Encrypt to StartSSL Class 1 certificates,\nlet's take a look at the table below.",[518,519,520,535],"table",{},[521,522,523],"thead",{},[524,525,526,530,533],"tr",{},[527,528,529],"th",{},"Feature",[527,531,72],{"align":532},"left",[527,534,77],{"align":532},[536,537,538,551,573,591,604,624,644,663,683,702,723,740,757,777,788,799,812,824],"tbody",{},[524,539,540,546,549],{},[541,542,543],"td",{},[15,544,545],{},"Cost",[541,547,548],{"align":532},"Free",[541,550,548],{"align":532},[524,552,553,558,565],{},[541,554,555],{},[15,556,557],{},"Expiration",[541,559,560,564],{"align":532},[24,561,563],{"href":70,"rel":562},[],"In 1 year"," (365 days)",[541,566,567,572],{"align":532},[24,568,571],{"href":569,"rel":570},"http://letsencrypt.readthedocs.org/en/latest/using.html#renewal",[],"In 3 months"," (90 days)",[524,574,575,580,583],{},[541,576,577],{},[15,578,579],{},"Client Install / CSR",[541,581,582],{"align":532},"All OSs",[541,584,585,586],{"align":532},"Complicated on ",[24,587,590],{"href":588,"rel":589},"https://cultiv.nl/blog/lets-encrypt-on-windows/",[],"Windows",[524,592,593,598,601],{},[541,594,595],{},[15,596,597],{},"CSR method",[541,599,600],{"align":532},"Desktop App or command line",[541,602,603],{"align":532},"Command line only",[524,605,606,611,617],{},[541,607,608],{},[15,609,610],{},"Browser Support",[541,612,613],{"align":532},[24,614,616],{"href":70,"rel":615},[],"All",[541,618,619],{"align":532},[24,620,623],{"href":621,"rel":622},"https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/which-browsers-and-operating-systems-support-lets-encrypt/4394",[],"Most of them",[524,625,626,631,636],{},[541,627,628],{},[15,629,630],{},"Server Support",[541,632,633],{"align":532},[24,634,616],{"href":70,"rel":635},[],[541,637,638,639],{"align":532},"All, with ",[24,640,643],{"href":641,"rel":642},"https://letsencrypt.readthedocs.org/en/latest/using.html#plugins",[],"plugins",[524,645,646,651,657],{},[541,647,648],{},[15,649,650],{},"Revocation",[541,652,653],{"align":532},[24,654,656],{"href":70,"rel":655},[],"Paid",[541,658,659],{"align":532},[24,660,548],{"href":661,"rel":662},"http://letsencrypt.readthedocs.org/en/latest/intro.html?highlight=revoke#current-features",[],[524,664,665,670,676],{},[541,666,667],{},[15,668,669],{},"S/MIME Client Auth",[541,671,672],{"align":532},[24,673,675],{"href":70,"rel":674},[],"Supported",[541,677,678],{"align":532},[24,679,682],{"href":680,"rel":681},"https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/s-mime-certificates/153",[],"Not supported",[524,684,685,690,696],{},[541,686,687],{},[15,688,689],{},"Insurance",[541,691,692],{"align":532},[24,693,695],{"href":70,"rel":694},[],"$10,000 USD",[541,697,698],{"align":532},[24,699,701],{"href":661,"rel":700},[],"None",[524,703,704,709,716],{},[541,705,706],{},[15,707,708],{},"Customer support",[541,710,711,715],{"align":532},[24,712,714],{"href":70,"rel":713},[],"Live Chat, Phone",", Ticket",[541,717,718],{"align":532},[24,719,722],{"href":720,"rel":721},"https://community.letsencrypt.org/",[],"Forum",[524,724,725,730,733],{},[541,726,727],{},[15,728,729],{},"Hash Algorithm",[541,731,732],{"align":532},"SHA-256, SHA-384, SHA-512",[541,734,735],{"align":532},[24,736,739],{"href":737,"rel":738},"https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/does-the-certificate-offer-a-sha-2-signature/8914",[],"SHA-256",[524,741,742,747,750],{},[541,743,744],{},[15,745,746],{},"Domain validation",[541,748,749],{"align":532},"Email or Code file Validation",[541,751,752],{"align":532},[24,753,756],{"href":754,"rel":755},"https://letsencrypt.org/how-it-works/#domain-validation",[],"Code file validation",[524,758,759,764,770],{},[541,760,761],{},[15,762,763],{},"Domains limit",[541,765,766],{"align":532},[24,767,769],{"href":70,"rel":768},[],"5 domains",[541,771,772],{"align":532},[24,773,776],{"href":774,"rel":775},"https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/rate-limits-for-lets-encrypt/6769",[],"Limited",[524,778,779,784,786],{},[541,780,781],{},[15,782,783],{},"Subdomains",[541,785,675],{"align":532},[541,787,675],{"align":532},[524,789,790,795,797],{},[541,791,792],{},[15,793,794],{},"Free domains",[541,796,675],{"align":532},[541,798,675],{"align":532},[524,800,801,806,809],{},[541,802,803],{},[15,804,805],{},"Domain name",[541,807,808],{"align":532},"Non-commercial names",[541,810,811],{"align":532},"Unrestricted",[524,813,814,819,822],{},[541,815,816],{},[15,817,818],{},"Wildcard support",[541,820,821],{"align":532},"No",[541,823,821],{"align":532},[524,825,826,831,837],{},[541,827,828],{},[15,829,830],{},"Support EV certificates",[541,832,833],{"align":532},[24,834,836],{"href":70,"rel":835},[],"Upgrading (paid)",[541,838,821],{"align":532},[12,840,841,842,845,846,850,851,88],{},"The information gathered within the table above is available across ",[24,843,17],{"href":70,"rel":844},[]," website,\ntheir ",[24,847,849],{"href":70,"rel":848},[],"FAQ"," and their ",[24,852,854],{"href":70,"rel":853},[],"Policy",[12,856,857,858,863,864,868,869,88],{},"For additional info on Let's Encrypt, you can read their ",[24,859,862],{"href":860,"rel":861},"https://letsencrypt.org/repository/",[],"Certificate Policy",",\ntheir ",[24,865,359],{"href":866,"rel":867},"https://letsencrypt.readthedocs.org/en/latest/intro.html",[],", and this post ",[24,870,872],{"href":871},"/blog/tutorial-securing-your-gitlab-pages-with-tls-and-letsencrypt/","Tutorial: Securing your GitLab Pages\nwith TLS and Let's Encrypt",[96,874,876],{"id":875},"startssl-with-gitlab-pages","StartSSL with GitLab Pages",[12,878,879,880,883,884,887,888,891],{},"Digital certificates are applicable to your ",[24,881,55],{"href":53,"rel":882},[]," project only when you\nse a ",[15,885,886],{},"custom domain",", as all standard ",[481,889,890],{},"https://namespace.gitlab.io"," urls are secure by default.",[12,893,894,895,898,899,903,904,908,909,913],{},"With GitLab Pages we can host our static website, use custom domains (and aliases), and secure our\ndomains with SSL/TLS certificates ",[15,896,897],{},"for free",". Cost zero, no credit card, no hidden fees! This is\ndetailed in the tutorial \"",[24,900,902],{"href":901},"/blog/gitlab-pages-setup/","Hosting on GitLab.com with GitLab Pages","\". Also, you can\nread the ",[24,905,907],{"href":53,"rel":906},[],"quick start guide",", and the ",[24,910,359],{"href":911,"rel":912},"https://docs.gitlab.com/pages/README/",[]," for GitLab Pages.",[12,915,916,917,920,921,925,926,929,930,88],{},"GitLab Pages supports ",[43,918,919],{},"PEM"," certificates issued by any ",[24,922,924],{"href":219,"rel":923},[],"CA",", though we need to make sure\nthat the certificate is compatible with ",[43,927,928],{},"NGINX",", the server ",[24,931,934],{"href":932,"rel":933},"https://docs.gitlab.com/install/self_compiled/#nginx",[],"where GitLab runs on",[12,936,937,938,942],{},"StartCom certificates are retrievable from their ",[24,939,941],{"href":70,"rel":940},[],"User Interface (UI)",", where you have\naccess to your own information, certificates requests, expiration dates, etc.",[101,944,946],{"id":945},"before-getting-started","Before getting started",[12,948,949],{},"For the following steps, we assume:",[365,951,952,955,958],{},[368,953,954],{},"You already have your custom domain",[368,956,957],{},"Your project is configured for GitLab Pages",[368,959,960,961,226,964],{},"Your site is accessible under ",[481,962,963],{},"http://example.com",[481,965,966],{},"http://your.example.com",[12,968,969,970,88],{},"If you don't know how to do that, please check this tutorial first: ",[24,971,902],{"href":901},[96,973,975],{"id":974},"step-by-step","Step-by-step",[12,977,978],{},"The scheme below illustrates the steps we'll take to secure our GitLab Pages sites with StartSSL Class 1 certificates:",[12,980,981],{},[982,983],"img",{"alt":984,"src":985},"StartSSL with GitLab Pages - step-by-step scheme","https://res.cloudinary.com/about-gitlab-com/image/upload/v1782399049/blog/Content%20Images/startssl-gitlab-pages/startssl-gitlab-pages-scheme.png",[101,987,989],{"id":988},"step-1-getting-started-with-startcom","Step 1: Getting started with StartCom",[991,992,994],"h4",{"id":993},"sign-up","Sign up",[12,996,997,998,1003,1004,1009],{},"StartCom login is certificate-based, which is considered a ",[24,999,1002],{"href":1000,"rel":1001},"https://books.google.com.br/books?id=oswvyhAftLsC&pg=PA69&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false",[],"high-security user authentication"," method.\nUnlike other mechanisms for web-based authentication, certificates ensure the person or machine is who they claim to be.\n",[24,1005,1008],{"href":1006,"rel":1007},"https://www.entrust.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/DS_MSO_UserWebAuth_web_July2012.pdf",[],"Certificate-based authentication"," also provides data encryption capabilities between the client and the server.",[365,1011,1012,1019,1022,1025,1028],{},[368,1013,1014,1015],{},"Navigate to StartCom and ",[24,1016,1018],{"href":70,"rel":1017},[],"sign up",[368,1020,1021],{},"Enter your country and email address to the respective fields",[368,1023,1024],{},"Verify your e-mail (follow their instructions, which are very simple)",[368,1026,1027],{},"The system will issue a certificate for your email and save it locally, which will be your\nuser authentication to log in. Choose \"The system generate private key and CSR\", enter your\npassword, and download the file",[368,1029,1030,1035],{},[24,1031,1034],{"href":1032,"rel":1033},"http://help-icc.untangle.com/Content/User%20Guide/UI_Tabs/SSLCertificateGPO_v4/Appendix%20B%20Installing%20the.htm",[],"Import the certificate to your browser",". This will allow you to log\ninto your account in one click from then on",[12,1037,1038],{},"On the next screen, StartCom will present all their certificate options. Choose the box \"Free - Class 1 SSL\".",[991,1040,1042],{"id":1041},"domain-validation","Domain Validation",[12,1044,1045],{},"Domain validation is necessary to make sure that the domain you are issuing the certificate for, is really yours.",[365,1047,1048,1061,1111],{},[368,1049,1050,1051,1054,1055,1057,1058,88],{},"Open the tab ",[15,1052,1053],{},"Validation Wizard"," -> ",[15,1056,1042],{}," -> add your domain to the field -> ",[15,1059,1060],{},"Continue",[368,1062,1063,1064,226,1066,1069,1070],{},"Choose the method for domain validation (",[15,1065,24],{},[15,1067,1068],{},"b","):\n",[365,1071,1072,1097],{},[368,1073,1074,1075,1078,1079,1081,1082,1085,1086,1089,1090,1054,1093,1096],{},"(a) ",[15,1076,1077],{},"e-mail",": take a look at the default emails presented on the box and see if you\nhave access to one of them. If you don't, jump to \"method ",[15,1080,1068],{},"\". Otherwise, first open\nyour email account and keep it opened. Then, choose one of the radio buttons correspondent\nto your email and click on ",[15,1083,1084],{},"Send verification code",". The code will be sent to your email,\nand it will be valid for only ",[15,1087,1088],{},"60 seconds",". Switch to your email, copy the code, switch\nback to StartCom, and paste it to the field ",[15,1091,1092],{},"Verification code",[15,1094,1095],{},"Validation",". Done!",[368,1098,1099,1100,1103,1104,1107,1108,1096],{},"(b) ",[15,1101,1102],{},"code file",": choose  ",[15,1105,1106],{},"website control validation"," -> download the code file and\nleave StartCom opened. Push the code file to your site root in your GitLab Pages project.\nWait until the build succeeds. Go back to StartCom and click on ",[15,1109,1110],{},"the verification file is ready on website, Continue",[368,1112,1113,1114],{},"Once your domain was verified, click on the link ",[15,1115,1116],{},"To \"Order SSL Certificate\"",[991,1118,1120],{"id":1119},"certificate-request","Certificate Request",[365,1122,1123,1144],{},[368,1124,1125,1126,1129,1130,1141,1143],{},"In the box ",[15,1127,1128],{},"Please enter the full hostname for SSL certificate",", enter your domain name. There are a few options:",[365,1131,1132,1135,1138],{},[368,1133,1134],{},"you can enter only the root domain",[368,1136,1137],{},"enter the root domain and some subdomains",[368,1139,1140],{},"enter multiple domains (up to 5).",[37,1142],{},"Suggestion? Issue one different certificate per domain or subdomain; if something goes wrong, it will be just one to fix.",[368,1145,1146,1147,1150,1151,88],{},"Choose the first option: the radio button for PEM certificates ",[15,1148,1149],{},"Generate by myself",".\nIt will open a text area where you'll add the CSR we'll generate next. Leave the tab opened",[24,1152],{"name":1153},"tab-step-1",[12,1155,1156],{},[982,1157],{"alt":1158,"src":1159},"StartCom - Certificate Wizard - CSR","https://res.cloudinary.com/about-gitlab-com/image/upload/v1782399049/blog/Content%20Images/startssl-gitlab-pages/startssl-gitlab-pages-gen-csr.png",[101,1161,1163],{"id":1162},"step-2-generate-the-csr","Step 2: Generate the CSR",[12,1165,1166,1167,1171,1172,88],{},"For this particular step, we have two different approaches: ",[24,1168,1170],{"href":1169},"#unix","Linux and Mac"," (Unix), or ",[24,1173,590],{"href":1174},"#win",[991,1176,1178],{"id":1177},"on-linux-and-mac","On Linux and Mac",[365,1180,1181,1196,1224,1227,1230],{},[368,1182,1183,1184,1187,1188,1191,1192,1195],{},"Open the terminal and check if you have ",[43,1185,1186],{},"OpenSSL"," installed: ",[481,1189,1190],{},"$ openssl version",".\nIf the response is not ",[481,1193,1194],{},"OpenSSL x.x.x date",", install it before continue",[368,1197,1198,1199,1209,1211,1212,1215,1216,1219,1220,1223],{},"Run the command recommended by StartCom:",[1200,1201,1206],"pre",{"className":1202,"code":1204,"language":1205},[1203],"language-text","openssl req -newkey rsa:4096 -keyout yourkeyname.key -out yourkeyname.csr\n","text",[481,1207,1204],{"__ignoreMap":1208},"",[37,1210],{},"Use ",[481,1213,1214],{},"sudo"," if needed. Alternatively, you can keep the key length at ",[481,1217,1218],{},"rsa:2048",".\nThe file name (",[481,1221,1222],{},"yourkeyname",") can be chosen at your will",[368,1225,1226],{},"Enter the PEM passphrase (it's like a password)",[368,1228,1229],{},"Verify it by typing the same passphrase again. Memorize it or make a note.",[368,1231,1232],{},"The terminal will ask you questions. Answer the first, then you can leave the others\nblank if you want (hit Enter/Return). Done!",[12,1234,1235,1236,1239,1240,1243,1244,1247,1248,1251,1252,1256],{},"The files you'll need next will be in the ",[481,1237,1238],{},"~home"," directory. Open in a text editor both ",[481,1241,1242],{},"yourkeyname.key","\nand ",[481,1245,1246],{},"yourkeyname.csr",". The first is your private encrypted key. The last is the CSR. The ",[481,1249,1250],{},".key"," file will\nbe necessary for ",[24,1253,1255],{"href":1254},"#step-5-decrypt-your-private-key","Step 5"," ahead.",[991,1258,1260],{"id":1259},"on-windows","On Windows",[12,1262,1263,1265],{},[15,1264,93],{}," the numbers in the parentheses correspond to the numbers on the image below.",[365,1267,1268,1275,1282,1289,1296,1302,1308,1311,1314,1321],{},[368,1269,1270,1271,1274],{},"Download the binary file ",[15,1272,1273],{},"StartComTool.exe"," and launch it",[368,1276,1277,1278,1281],{},"Go to the tab ",[15,1279,1280],{},"CSR"," (1)",[368,1283,1284,1285,1288],{},"On the top right, click a small link ",[15,1286,1287],{},"Professional mode"," (2)",[368,1290,1291,1292,1295],{},"Choose the radio button ",[15,1293,1294],{},"SSL Certificate"," (3)",[368,1297,1298,1299,1301],{},"Enter the ",[15,1300,805],{}," to its field and fill the country information (4)",[368,1303,1291,1304,1307],{},[15,1305,1306],{},"Generate private key"," (5)",[368,1309,1310],{},"Enter a password (passphrase) and repeat it below (6). Memorize or make a note",[368,1312,1313],{},"Choose the hash algorithm and the key length (7)",[368,1315,1316,1317,1320],{},"Click ",[15,1318,1319],{},"Generate CSR"," (8)",[368,1322,1323,1324,1326,1327,1329,1330,1332,1333,1256],{},"You will be prompted to choose a file name, and a directory to store both ",[481,1325,1242],{}," and\n",[481,1328,1246],{},". The ",[481,1331,1250],{}," file will be necessary for ",[24,1334,1255],{"href":1254},[12,1336,1337,1338,1341],{},"The CSR will be shown in the box on the right of the application. Copy all the content (use the button ",[15,1339,1340],{},"Copy",") (9).",[12,1343,1344],{},"The image below illustrates how the desktop application looks like:",[12,1346,1347],{},[982,1348],{"alt":1349,"src":1350},"StartCom Tool - Windows","https://res.cloudinary.com/about-gitlab-com/image/upload/v1782399050/blog/Content%20Images/startssl-gitlab-pages/startssl-gitlab-pages-windows.png",[12,1352,1353,1354,1359],{},"Alternatively, you can follow ",[24,1355,1358],{"href":1356,"rel":1357},"https://developers.google.com/web/fundamentals/security/encrypt-in-transit/generating-keys-and-csr#generate-a-csr",[],"these instructions"," to generate the CSR via command line on Windows.",[101,1361,1363],{"id":1362},"step-3-issue-your-certificate","Step 3: Issue your certificate",[365,1365,1366,1372,1377,1385,1390],{},[368,1367,1368,1369],{},"Go back to ",[24,1370,17],{"href":70,"rel":1371},[],[368,1373,1374,1375],{},"Copy the content of the file ",[481,1376,1246],{},[368,1378,1379,1380,1384],{},"Paste it into the text-area we ",[24,1381,1383],{"href":1382},"#tab-step-1","had left opened"," on Step 1",[368,1386,1316,1387],{},[15,1388,1389],{},"Submit",[368,1391,1392],{},"Done! Your certificate must have been issued!",[101,1394,1396],{"id":1395},"step-4-retrieve-your-certificate","Step 4: Retrieve your certificate",[12,1398,1399,1400,1402,1403,1406],{},"When you download your certificate, you'll notice that it comes within a zipped folder with 4\noptions for you to use: Apache, Nginx, IIS, Other. The certificate you'll use for ",[15,1401,55],{},"\nis the one in the ",[481,1404,1405],{},"NginxServer"," directory.",[365,1408,1409,1421,1424,1434],{},[368,1410,1411,1412,1054,1415,1054,1418],{},"On your StartCom UI, go to ",[15,1413,1414],{},"Tool Box",[15,1416,1417],{},"Certificate List",[15,1419,1420],{},"Retrieve",[368,1422,1423],{},"Download and unzip the file",[368,1425,1426,1427,1429,1430,1433],{},"Unzip the folder named ",[481,1428,1405],{},", your certificate will be there. It has a ",[481,1431,1432],{},".cf_bundle"," extension",[368,1435,1436,1437,1441],{},"Open the certificate with a text-editor and leave it opened. We'll need it for\n",[24,1438,1440],{"href":1439},"#step-6-add-domain-and-certificate-to-your-project","Step 6"," ahead",[12,1443,1444],{},"The certificate looks like the code below.",[1200,1446,1449],{"className":1447,"code":1448,"language":1205,"meta":1208},[1203],"-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----\nMQswCKIhggfrOJmJJTDEWjkfhMNU3RhcndfjdfnuNJFHUnjfhjEGJSNSInjsnxLg\n... \nnEFH63o+ycNl2jR29jd8c8c+MBIWrYGH8TPy0GCIguwTEzY=\n-----END CERTIFICATE-----\n\n-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----\nMQswjsdbsfbdsfnKJHUNAIHoihushdiKHJUhcnRDsjdhJBSD786523987JHSDxLg\n... \n3KSjh872631903rjfefy47fh49fjjqjdjqd9e8fuufe8MbLm==\n-----END CERTIFICATE-----\n",[481,1450,1448],{"__ignoreMap":1208},[101,1452,1454],{"id":1453},"step-5-decrypt-your-private-key","Step 5: Decrypt your private key",[12,1456,1457,1458,136,1462,1464,1465,1468,1469,1472,1473,1476,1477,1479,1480,1483,1484,1487,1488,88],{},"The key we'd generated on ",[24,1459,1461],{"href":1460},"#step-2-generate-the-csr","Step 2",[481,1463,1242],{},", is our private ",[15,1466,1467],{},"encrypted"," key.\nThis key should ",[15,1470,1471],{},"not"," be used nor exposed. It's necessary to ",[15,1474,1475],{},"decrypt"," it before using. To make it easier to\nrecognize theses keys, observe that the code for an ",[15,1478,1467],{}," private key will always begin with\n",[481,1481,1482],{},"BEGIN ENCRYPTED PRIVATE KEY",", while a ",[15,1485,1486],{},"decrypted"," private key will always begin with ",[481,1489,1490],{},"BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY",[12,1492,1493,1494,1498,1499,1503],{},"There are two ways to proceed in this case: ",[24,1495,1497],{"href":1496},"#cmd","via command line (option A)"," and via ",[24,1500,1502],{"href":1501},"#ui","StartCom UI (option b)",".\nChoose whichever option you feel more comfortable with.",[991,1505,1507],{"id":1506},"option-a-via-command-line","Option A: Via command line",[12,1509,1510],{},"In your terminal, type",[1200,1512,1516],{"className":1513,"code":1514,"language":1515,"meta":1208,"style":1208},"language-shell shiki shiki-themes github-light","openssl rsa -in yourkeyname.key -out yourkeyname-decrypted.key\n","shell",[481,1517,1518],{"__ignoreMap":1208},[43,1519,1522,1526,1530,1534,1537,1540],{"class":1520,"line":1521},"line",1,[43,1523,1525],{"class":1524},"s7eDp","openssl",[43,1527,1529],{"class":1528},"sYBdl"," rsa",[43,1531,1533],{"class":1532},"sYu0t"," -in",[43,1535,1536],{"class":1528}," yourkeyname.key",[43,1538,1539],{"class":1532}," -out",[43,1541,1542],{"class":1528}," yourkeyname-decrypted.key\n",[12,1544,1545,1546,1548,1549,1552,1553,1406],{},"where ",[481,1547,1222],{}," is the name of the encrypted key and ",[481,1550,1551],{},"yourkeyname-decrypted.key"," will be the name of the decrypted key.\nUse the same password you set up before (on Step 2) when prompted. Your new key will be in your ",[481,1554,1238],{},[12,1556,1557,1558,1561],{},"On Windows, proceed likewise, but ",[481,1559,1560],{},"cd path/to/folder"," before beginning. The decrypted key will be stored in the same\ndirectory you've just navigated to.",[991,1563,1565],{"id":1564},"option-b-via-startcom-ui","Option B: Via StartCom UI",[365,1567,1568,1582,1585,1588,1593,1596,1599],{},[368,1569,1570,1571,1575,1576,1578,1579],{},"On your ",[24,1572,1574],{"href":70,"rel":1573},[],"StartCom UI",", navigate to the ",[15,1577,1414],{}," tab and click ",[15,1580,1581],{},"Decrypt Private Key",[368,1583,1584],{},"Locally, open the private encrypted key in a text-editor. Copy all its content.",[368,1586,1587],{},"Back to the UI, paste the content to the text-area and type your passphrase (used on Step 2)",[368,1589,1316,1590],{},[15,1591,1592],{},"Decrypt",[368,1594,1595],{},"Copy the decrypted key from the new box",[368,1597,1598],{},"Paste the key in a new document and save it. Leave it opened, we'll need it for the next step",[368,1600,1601],{},"Done!",[12,1603,1604],{},"The image below illustrates the result of the steps above.",[12,1606,1607],{},[982,1608],{"alt":1609,"src":1610},"StartCom - decrypt private key","https://res.cloudinary.com/about-gitlab-com/image/upload/v1782399049/blog/Content%20Images/startssl-gitlab-pages/startssl-gitlab-pages-decrypt-key.png",[101,1612,1614],{"id":1613},"step-6-add-domain-and-certificate-to-your-project","Step 6: Add domain and certificate to your project",[12,1616,1617],{},"Finally, let's add the key and the certificate to our project:",[365,1619,1620,1630,1637,1642,1645,1653,1662,1667],{},[368,1621,1622,1623,1626,1627],{},"On your GitLab UI, open your ",[15,1624,1625],{},"Project's Settings"," () and navigate to ",[15,1628,1629],{},"Pages",[368,1631,1632,1633,1636],{},"If your domain (the one you just issued the certificate for) is already added to that project,\n",[15,1634,1635],{},"remove"," it. Don't worry, we'll add it back",[368,1638,1316,1639],{},[15,1640,1641],{},"+ New Domain",[368,1643,1644],{},"Add the domain to the first field",[368,1646,1647,1648,1652],{},"Copy the certificate from ",[24,1649,1651],{"href":1650},"#step-4-retrieve-your-certificate","Step 4",", and paste it to the second field",[368,1654,1655,1656,1658,1659,1661],{},"Copy the ",[15,1657,1486],{}," private key from ",[24,1660,1255],{"href":1254},", and paste it to the third field",[368,1663,1316,1664],{},[15,1665,1666],{},"Create New Domain",[368,1668,1601],{},[12,1670,1671],{},[982,1672],{"alt":1673,"src":1674},"StartCom - add key and certificate to GitLab project","https://res.cloudinary.com/about-gitlab-com/image/upload/v1782399049/blog/Content%20Images/startssl-gitlab-pages/startssl-gitlab-pages-demo.png",[12,1676,1677],{},"If we've set up everything correctly, this is the screen we'll see on our GitLab UI:",[12,1679,1680],{},[982,1681],{"alt":1682,"src":1683},"StartSSL + GitLab - valid certificate","https://res.cloudinary.com/about-gitlab-com/image/upload/v1782399048/blog/Content%20Images/startssl-gitlab-pages/startssl-gitlab-pages-certificate-valid.png",[12,1685,1686,1687,1692],{},"Now your domain will be accessed under secure HTTPS protocol and will display on the browser the\ngreen lock we were looking forward to see! You can perform a test to check your certificate\nwith ",[24,1688,1691],{"href":1689,"rel":1690},"https://www.site24x7.com/ssl-certificate.html",[],"Site 24x7",", if you want.",[12,1694,1695,1696,1700,1701,88],{},"Do you want to see a working example of a GitLab Pages Project secure with StartSSL Class 1?\nVisit ",[24,1697,1698],{"href":1698,"rel":1699},"https://gitlab.virtuacreative.com.br",[]," and click on the green lock\n() to check the certificate.\nThis URL is an alias for ",[24,1702,1703],{"href":1703,"rel":1704},"https://virtuacreative.gitlab.io",[],[96,1706,1708],{"id":1707},"getting-help","Getting Help",[12,1710,1711,1712,1716,1717,1721],{},"If you need some help regarding GitLab Pages on GitLab.com,\nfeel free to use one of ",[24,1713,1715],{"href":1714},"/get-help/","our channels",". 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