{"id":7431,"date":"2023-10-06T18:26:58","date_gmt":"2023-10-06T12:56:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/blog\/?p=7431"},"modified":"2023-10-06T22:16:44","modified_gmt":"2023-10-06T16:46:44","slug":"how-to-set-up-ssl-lets-encrypt-for-a-plesk-mail-server","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/blog\/how-to-set-up-ssl-lets-encrypt-for-a-plesk-mail-server\/","title":{"rendered":"How to set up SSL (Let&#8217;s Encrypt) for a Plesk mail server"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Introduction<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">SSL is&nbsp;the standard technology for securing an internet connection by encrypting data sent between a website and a browser (or between two servers). It prevents hackers from seeing or stealing any information transferred, including personal or financial data<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Prerequisites<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Plesk administrator credentials<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Name of the Mail server <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Implementation<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Step 1: Log in to the Plesk Panel as an administrator <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Screen-Shot-2023-10-06-at-6.15.44-PM.png\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"740\" height=\"834\" src=\"https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Screen-Shot-2023-10-06-at-6.15.44-PM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Screen-Shot-2023-10-06-at-6.15.44-PM.png 740w, https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Screen-Shot-2023-10-06-at-6.15.44-PM-266x300.png 266w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Step 2: Navigate to <strong>Tools &amp; Settings<\/strong>&nbsp;&gt;&nbsp;<strong>SSL\/TLS Certificates<\/strong>&nbsp;(under&nbsp;<strong>Security<\/strong>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Screen-Shot-2023-10-06-at-6.16.42-PM.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"968\" height=\"984\" src=\"https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Screen-Shot-2023-10-06-at-6.16.42-PM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Screen-Shot-2023-10-06-at-6.16.42-PM.png 968w, https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Screen-Shot-2023-10-06-at-6.16.42-PM-295x300.png 295w, https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Screen-Shot-2023-10-06-at-6.16.42-PM-768x781.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 968px) 100vw, 968px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Step 3: Click on the &#8220;change&#8221; under Certificate for securing mail and select the SSL according to the mail server <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"580\" src=\"https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-1024x580.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7435\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-1024x580.png 1024w, https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-300x170.png 300w, https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-768x435.png 768w, https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-530x300.png 530w, https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image.png 1152w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Step 4: Click on OK. Now mail server is secured with an SSL certificate<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Introduction SSL is&nbsp;the standard technology for securing an internet connection by encrypting data sent between a website and a browser 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