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Generating a Certificate Signing Request
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If you do not yet have an SSL certificate ready to use, you can use the steps below to create a Certificate Signing Request. This request is used in the generation of the SSL certificate with your chosen certificate provider.
To generate a certificate signing request for requesting an SSL certificate from a security provider:
- Use OpenSSL to run the following commands. Be sure to replace <DomainName> with your domain:
openssl genrsa -out <DomainName>.key 2048
openssl req -new -sha256 -key <DomainName>.key -out <DomainName>.csr- You will need to provide the following information:
Common Name | The fully qualified domain name for your desired portal URL |
Organization Name | The exact legal name of your organization. Do not abbreviate your organization name. |
Organizational Unit | Section of the organization. |
City or Locality | The city where your organization is legally located. |
State or Province | The state or province where your organization is legally located. Do not use an abbreviation. |
Country | The two-letter ISO abbreviation for your country. |
After completing these steps, a file containing the CSR string that is used by your SSL certificate provider will be created.
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