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title: Do I need technical expertise to set up an SSL certificate on my web site?
description: "Installing a certificate is not difficult, but it does involve a process that's specific to each individual web server. Certification Authorities publish instructions for generating the Certificate Signing Request (CSR) and installing the certificate.  "
url: "https://getsimple.net/knowledgebase/do-i-need-technical-expertise-to-set-up-an-ssl-certificate-on-my-web-site/"
updated: "2021-07-13"
category: SSL Certificates
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# Do I need technical expertise to set up an SSL certificate on my web site?

Installing a certificate is not difficult, but it does involve a process that's specific to each individual web server. Certification Authorities publish instructions for generating the Certificate Signing Request (CSR) and installing the certificate.