I was tooling around with OVD (Oracle Virtual Directory) a while ago, and I needed to add a certificate so that I would have SSL connections everywhere. Here’s the steps I followed:

1. In OVD Manager, right click on the server, then select Manage > Server Certificates > click the Generate New Key button to generate a server certificate. Supply the necessary fields, but do not check “Self-Signed”.

2. Click Finish and the key will be displayed in the Key Manager.

3. Select Request Certificate to export the certificate to a text file for processing by the certificate authority.
The certificate will be exported in PEM or Base-64 encoded format.

4. With the exported certificate file, submit the certificate request as instructed by your certificate authority for signing.

5. When the signed certificate is returned, import it using the Import Signed Cert button.

When prompted, enter the certificate file name of the Base-64 (PEM) encoded certificate and the alias name to import as.

6. After clicking Finish, activate the certificate by enabling SSL on one of the listeners and specifying the certificate alias as the certificate to use.

The set up is now complete.

.: Adam