Creating a certificate signing request
You can create a certificate signing request (CSR) when you create a new domain or add a new certificate to an existing domain.
Before you begin
Procedure
Open the HCP System Management Console.
From the top-level menu, select
The . Domains and Certificates page opens.Select Generate CSR.
The Generate CSR section opens.Fill in the field values that a certificate authority (CA) needs to generate an SSL server certificate.
Check with the CA that you plan to use to learn what information is needed.
Common Name (CN) field
Required. Type the common name for the certificate. This value can range from 1-255 characters long and can contain any Latin-1 characters, including white space.
Organizational Unit (OU) field
Type the name of the organizational unit that will use the certificate, for example, the name of a division or the name under which your company does business. This field accepts only alphanumeric characters. Do not include a comma (,), plus (+), or equals (=) sign.
Organization (O) field
Type the full legal name of your company. This field accepts only alphanumeric characters. Do not include a comma (,), plus (+), or equals (=) sign.
Location (L) field
Type the name of the city where your company headquarters are located.
State/Province (ST) field
Type the full name of the state or province where your company headquarters are located.