Issue Unable to set the private key: Probably, the private key format is invalid.

[wt-solutions]

Hi,
I have bought a SSL certificate, I have try to install on server with plesk 12.5.

I follow this steps:

1. I have generated the .key and .csr files
2. I have send the .csr to the certification authority
3. The certification autority has sent me the Cert and the intermeditate Cert.
4. In plesk I go mydomain -> SSL Certificates -> Add SSL certificate

On bottom of page in section "Upload the certificate as text"

• in the section "Private key (*.key) *" I have pasted the content of .key file
• in the section "Certificate (*.crt) *" I have pasted the Cert (send me by mail)
• in the section "CA certificate (*-ca.crt) " I have pasted the Intermediate Cert (send me by mail)

When i click on "Upload Certificate" plesk show me this error:
"Error: Unable to set the private key: Probably, the private key format is invalid."

how can I solve this problem?

Thank you.

Alex

 

[IgorG]

Make sure that your certificate has the correct entries:

-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
...
-----END CERTIFICATE-----


-----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY-----
...
-----END RSA PRIVATE KEY-----

 

[wt-solutions]

Thanks Igor,
I have checked the .key and the crt generated by RapidSSSL.
The beginning and end of the files are correct!

I have try to find the solution on the net, but all online guides are for older versions of plesk and don't require the .key file/text.

I'm the only one with this problem?

this is the copy-paste of the .key file:
-----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY-----
Proc-Type: 4,ENCRYPTED
DEK-Info: DES-EDE3-CBC,XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
...
-----END RSA PRIVATE KEY-----


this is copy-paste of the crt generated by RapidSSL:
-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
...
-----END CERTIFICATE-----