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SSL/TLS Certificate Installation Guide for F5 BIG IP 13.x and Higher
 
In the Pickup wizard, click Download to download your certificate files. You'll see a zip file that contains these files:
  • ServerCertificate.crt: Your signed SSL/TLS certificate
  • ChainBundle1.crt: The Entrust Certificate chain bundled in a single file
Installation is in two parts:
  1. Install the Chain/Intermediate Certificate
  2. Install the Server Certificate
Part 1:  Install the Chain/Intermediate Certificate
  1. Launch the F5 BIG-IP web GUI 
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  1. On the main tab, expand System
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  1. ​​​Go to Certificate Management > Traffic Certificate Management >SSL Certificate List to display the list of existing certificates:
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  1. In the upper right corner, click Import
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  1. In the Import Type dropdown list, select Certificate
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  1. In the Certificate Name field, enter EntrustChain
  2. ​​​​​​​In the Certificate Source box, browse to the location of the ChainBundle1.crt file 
  3. Click Import
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  1. ​​​​​​​The new certificate appears in the list as EntrustChain
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Part 2: Install the Server Certificate
  1. Go back to System > Certificate Management > Traffic Certificate Management > SSL Certificate List to display the list of existing certificates
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  1. ​​​​​​​Click the name you assigned to the key file when you created your Certificate Signing Request
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In this example, the name for the key file is F5SSLCertificate.
  1. ​​​​​​​Click Import
  2. In the Certificate Source box, browse to the location of the ServerCertificate.crt file that you downloaded, then click Import
  3. The Server Certificate and Key should now appear in the list:
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  1. ​​​​​​​On the main tab of the F5 BIG-IP interface, expand Local Traffic and then click Profiles
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  1. In the top menu bar, select Client from the SSL dropdown list
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  1. Create a new SSL Profile by clicking Create, or open an existing SSL profile that has already been set up
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  1. In the Configuration dropdown list, select Advanced
  2. In the Configuration section, select the Custom check box
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  1. Click Add 
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  1. Under Certificate, select your Server Certificate--it will appear with the same friendly name as the private key
  2. In the Key dropdown list, select the name of the key that was generated when you requested your certificate
  3. In the Chain dropdown list, select EntrustChain, which was imported in section 1
  4. Click Add
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  1. Your certificate appears in the Certificate Key Chain text box as shown here:
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  1. Scroll down and then click Finished
     
Your SSL/TLS certificate should now be installed.

Check that your certificate has been successfully installed by testing it on the Entrust SSL Install Checker