If you are using SSL you will have at one point generated a certificate and private key file using the Alpha web server. Alpha's configuration is a little bit different than the norm and there are some modifications you will need to do in order to prepare your SSL-related files for use with the load balancer.


We suggest that you make a new folder to store your SSL-related files for the load balancer.


In the process of preparing certificate and key files for your load balancer do not destroy any existing files; keep these intact in case you need to re-use them.


Here are the two things that are different about the Load Balancer SSL-files compared to Alpha:


  • The load balancer only has one certificate file and one private key file (Alpha may or may not have an "intermediate" certificate file.)
  • The load balancer's private key file is non-encrypted (Alpha's is encrypted.)


Because of this you need to:


  1. Copy your existing certificate and private key file to a new folder, we suggest c:\aa\alphalb\ssl.
  2. Configure the alphalb.toml file to point to these new certificate and private key files.
  3. If your Alpha SSL installation had a "intermediate" or sometimes called a "chain-file" certificate, copy-paste the text from that intermediate certificate into the main certificate, just stack it right under the existing text.
  4. You need to generate a non-encrypted private key file. Your options depend on if you know the passcode used to generate the private key in the first place.

    1. If you know the passcode - your options are to use the OpenSSL process noted below, or ask AlphaToGo to generate this file for you.
    2. If you do not know the passcode, you are then forced to go through a re-issue process with your SSL provider (normally free) and this time, retain your passcode and go back to step one above.


Using OpenSSL to generate the unencrypted private key


    1. You must know the "passcode" (password) used when creating your SSL Certificate key.
    2. Install openssl 64 bit on your machine (if not already present)
    3. Here is the download if needed: https://slproweb.com/download/Win64OpenSSL_Light-1_1_1a.exe
    4. If the above link fails, browse this page for the appropriate download: https://slproweb.com/products/Win32OpenSSL.html
    5. Open a DOS Command box and change the directory to the Openssl directory, typically "cd Program Files\OpenSSL-Win64\bin"
    6. Enter the passcode when requested.
    7. copy your key file to a subfolder, open a DOS box to that folder and run:
    8. openssl rsa -in inKey.key -out OutKey.key
    9. Example: openssl rsa -in c:/a5/ssl/myapp.key -out c:/a5/ssl/myapp_lb.key