Modify Nx Server SSL certificate

SSL Certificates are small data files that digitally bind a cryptographic key to an organization’s details. When installed on a server, it activates the padlock and the HTTPS protocol and allows secure connections from a server to a browser. Typically, SSL is used to secure credit card transactions, data transfer, and logins, and more recently is becoming the norm when securing browsing of social media sites.

Nx Server utilizes a self-signed SSL certificate. You are going to have to obtain and install a certificate from any certificate provider, top 10 ones would be found here: https://www.techradar.com/news/best-ssl-certificate-provider

Finding the Certificate Location

The placeholder for a certificate would be a file called cert.pem. Depending on your system, the file can be found in the directories below depending on the OS.

Windows 

C:\Windows\System32\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local<%COMPANY.NAME%><%COMPANY.NAME%> Media Server\ssl

Ubuntu

/opt/<%INSTALLER.NAME%>/mediaserver/var/ssl

Modifying the Certificate

Once you have the certificate and private key, take the following steps:

1. Stop the Nx Server application.
2. Edit cert.pem and insert the private key and certificate there. Both of them are just text files, you need to copy the private key and certificate into cert.pem. For example:

   -----BEGIN PRIVATE KEY-----
   
   … private key content ...
   
   -----END PRIVATE KEY-----
   
   -----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
   
   .... certificate content ….
   
   -----END CERTIFICATE-----

3. Save the modified cert.pem and start Nx Server

Questions

If you have any questions related to this topic or you want to share your experience with other community members or our team, please visit and engage in our support community or reach out to your local reseller.