Changing SSL/TLS Certificate Seller’s URLs

You can change the SSL/TLS certificate seller’s URLs only through the command line interface.

To change the URLs of the Buy SSL/TLS Certificate and View Certificates buttons to “https://www.example.com”, run the following command:

  • Plesk for Linux
plesk bin panel_gui  -p -cert_purchasing_url https://www.example.com
  • Plesk for Windows
"%plesk_dir%\bin\panel_gui.exe" -p -cert_purchasing_url https://www.example.com

The Format of a POST Request

Note that buttons used to buy or view SSL/TLS certificates do not just lead to a URL specified with the command above. Actually, Plesk sends a POST request to this URL. The format of the POST request body varies depending on a button function. For example, if a button is used to buy SSL/TLS certificates, the request body contains such CSR parameters as a domain name, business name, country, and so on.

The table below provides the details on the parameters which are sent in POST requests.

Button location Parameters in the POST request body Example
  • Server Administration Panel, Tools & Settings > SSL/TLS Certificates > Add > Buy SSL/TLS Certificate.
  • Customer Panel, Websites & Domains > Secure Your Sites > Add SSL/TLS Certificate > Buy SSL/TLS Certificate.

csr = <encoded request>

csr_domain = <domain name>

csr_bits = <key size>

csr_email = <administrator’s email>

csr_company = <company name>

csr_department = <organization department name>

csr_state = <state>

csr_city = <city>

csr_country = <country>

action = CREATE_CERT

csr = —–BEGIN CERTIFICATE REQUEST—– MIICyTCCAbE CAQAwgYMxCzA JBgNVBAYTAlJVMQww CgYDVQQIEwNOc2sx DDAKBgNV … —–END CERTIFICATE REQUEST—–

csr_domain = example.com

csr_bits = 2048

csr_email = admin@example.com

csr_company = ACME

csr_department = IT

csr_state = Illinois

csr_city = Chicago

csr_country = US

action = CREATE_CERT

  • Server Administration Panel, Tools & Settings > SSL/TLS Certificates > View.
  • Server Administration Panel, Tools & Settings > Buy SSL/TLS Certificate.
  • Customer Panel, Websites & Domains > Secure Your Sites > View Certificates.
action = MODIFY_CERT  

Reverting the URL to the Default Value

To restore the default URL, issue the following SQL query:

delete from misc where param='cert_purchasing_url';