Create and Apply SSL Certificates to ProxMox VE Web UI

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Published on February 7, 2022 10:00:33 AM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuP9-B4aj_4

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#Proxmox #WebUI #SSL #HTTPS

Full steps can be found at https://i12bretro.github.io/tutorials/0430.html

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Prerequisites
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   - A XCA PKI database  https://youtu.be/ezzj3x207lQ
 
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Create Your SSL Certificate
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   01. Launch XCA
   02. Open the PKI database if it is not already (File ≫ Open DataBase), enter password
   03. Click on the Certificates tab, right click on your Intermediate CA certificate
   04. Select New
   05. On the Source tab, make sure Use this Certificate for signing is selected
   06. Verify your Intermediate CA certificate is selected from the drop down
   07. Click the Subject tab
   08. Complete the Distinguished Name section
         internalName: vm.i12bretro.local
         countryName: US
         stateOrProvinceName: Virginia
         localityName: Northern
         organizationName: i12bretro
         organizationUnitName: i12bretro Certificate Authority
         commonName: vm.i12bretro.local
   09. Click the Generate a New Key button
   10. Enter a name and set the key size to at least 2048
   11. Click Create
   12. Click on the Extensions tab
   13. Select End Entity from the type list
   14. Click Edit next to Subject Alternative Name
   15. Add any DNS or IP addresses that the certificate will identify
   16. Update the validity dates to fit your needs
   17. Click the Key Usage tab
   18. Under Key Usage select Digital Signature, Key Encipherment
   19. Under Extended Key Usage select Web Server and Web Client Authentication
   20. Click the Netscape tab
   21. Select SSL Server
   22. Click OK to create the certificate
 
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Exporting Required Files
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   01. In XCA, click on the Certificates tab
   02. Right click the SSL certificate ≫ Export ≫ File
   03. Set the file name to pve-ssl.pem verify the export format is PEM Chain (*.pem)
   04. Click OK
   05. Click the Private Keys tab
   06. Right click the private key generated for the SSL certificate ≫ Export ≫ File
   07. Set the file name to pve-ssl.key and verify the export format is PEM Private (*.pem)
   08. Click OK
 
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Applying SSL Certificates in ProxMox VE
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   01. Download WinSCP  https://winscp.net/eng/downloads.php
   02. Extract WinSCP and run the executable
   03. Connect to the ProxMox VE IP address via WinSCP
   04. Navigate to /etc/pve/nodes/≪#node name#≫/
   05. Rename pve-ssl.pem and pve-ssl.key to .old
   06. Copy the created pve-ssl.pem and pve-ssl.key to /etc/pve/nodes/≪#node name#≫/
   07. Connect to the ProxMox VE host via SSH or console and run the following command
         systemctl restart pveproxy
   08. Open a web browser and navigate to the ProxMox VE web UI
   09. Authenticate at the ProxMox VE login
   10. The ProxMox VE web UI should be utilizing the new SSL certificate
 


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