Configuring Backup My Org to run as HTTPS

Prerequisite: Ensure your certificate is generated with the MAC option for your SSL certificate.

Option 1: Using an existing IIS PFX Certificate (RECOMMENDED)

Export the certificate from IIS:
a. Open the IIS Manager
b. Click on the server name in the "Connections" pane (located left-hand side)
c. In the middle pane, double-click on "Server Certificates"
d. Select the certificate you want to export
e. Click "Export" in the "Actions" pane (located on the right-hand side)
f. Follow the wizard to export the certificate as a .pfx file (Note: remember the passphrase you specified to protect the cert)
g. Export the PFX to your GEO Jobe product’s main folder
(Note: if you don’t have an export option you may need to re-import the certificate to IIS with the allow export option)
Open the command prompt and navigate to the BackupMyOrg and insert:

backupmyorg pfx <INSERT PASSPHRASE HERE>

(Note: This will save the passphrase as an encrypted string in the MongoDB database.)

In the product’s main application directory, locate the config/nodeconfig.json and make the following modifications in the JSON file:
```
"useHTTPS": true,  
"certs": {
    "certificate": "",
    "key": "",
    "pfx": "ADD PFX FILE NAME HERE"
  },
```

(Note: If you are using an absolute path in your nodeconfig.json, be sure to use double backslashes, such as "C:\\BackupMyOrg\\Certificates\certificate.pem"

Restart your Backup My Org server app or service.
1. https://localhost:8500 or https://yourwebdomain:8500 (for Backup My Org)

Option 2: Using a key and pem file

Both a certificate and key .pem file are required. (If you need to generate these, you can do so by downloading OpenSSL at: https://slproweb.com/download/Win64OpenSSL_Light-3_2_0.msi
Open the command prompt in Windows.
Run the following commands to generate your private key and public certificate:

openssl req -newkey rsa:2048 -nodes -keyout key.pem -x509 -days 365 -out certificate.pem
openssl x509 -text -noout -in certificate.pem

Once you have the cert and key files, copy them to your Backup My Org main folder.
Edit the config/nodeconfig.json file and make the following modifications:

“useHTTPS”: true,
“certificate”: <name of your certificate.pem file>,
“key”: <name of your key.pem file>

Restart your Backup My Org server app or service.
1. https://localhost:8500 or https://yourwebdomain:8500 (for Backup My Org)

See A "Not Secure" Warning On Your Browser?

If you have created a self signed certificate, those will always appear as not trusted.

You will need to buy a certificate from a trusted source (such as Verisign) to have a signed certificate from an authority.

Option 3: Convert an existing IIS Certificate into a key/pem

To convert an IIS certificate to a .key and .pem format for use in Backup My Org you can follow these steps:

Export the certificate from IIS:
a. Open the IIS Manager
b. Click on the server name in the "Connections" pane (located left-hand side)
c. In the middle pane, double-click on "Server Certificates"
d. Select the certificate you want to export
e. Click "Export" in the "Actions" pane (located on the right-hand side)
f. Follow the wizard to export the certificate as a .pfx file (remember the password you specified to protect the cert)
(Note: if you don’t have an export option you may need to re-import the certificate to IIS with the allow export option)
Convert the .pfx file to a .pem file using OpenSSL:
a. Install OpenSSL on your computer if it is not already installed (Windows version can be found at: https://slproweb.com/products/Win32OpenSSL.html
b. Copy the .pfx file to the OpenSSL /bin folder
c. Open a command prompt or terminal window
d. Navigate to the openSSL bin directory
e. Run the following command (changing exported cert name as necessary):

openssl pkcs12 -in exportedCert.pfx -out yourcert.pem -nodes

This command will prompt you for the password you used to protect the .pfx file. Enter the password and press Enter. The command will create a .pem file in the same directory as the .pfx file.

Extract the private key from the .pem file using OpenSSL:
a. Run the following command in the same directory where the .pem file is saved:

openssl rsa -in yourcert.pem -out yourkey.key

This command will extract the private key from the .pem file and save it as a separate .key file in the same directory.

Copy the .pem and .key to the application directory and configure config/nodeconfig.json
a. Copy the new .pem and .key file to your application root directory
b. Open <application directory>\config\nodeconfig.json
c. Modify the settings as follows (changing names as necessary):

"useHTTPS": true,
  "certs": {
    "certificate": "yourcert.pem",
    "key": "yourkey.key"
  },

Restart the Backup My Org server and open the browser using HTTPS location.

If you encounter any issues completing these steps, please contact support@geo-jobe.com for assistance.