To create a CSR, you need to select the Generate CSR option when creating a new domain or when adding a new certificate to an existing domain. When you select this option, the Generate CSR section appears. This section prompts for the information that a CA needs in order to generate an SSL server certificate for you. To know exactly which information is required, you need to check with the CA that you plan to use.
Except where otherwise noted, the values that you specify in the Generate CSR section can be from zero through 64 characters long and can contain any Latin-1 characters, including white space. Your CA, however, may place other restrictions on these values.
To specify the CSR information, fill in the fields in the Generate CSR section, as needed:
•In the Common Name (CN) field, type the common name for the certificate you want. The common name from be from one through 255 characters long.
The Common Name (CN) field is always required.
For the rules for common names, see Common names.
•In the Organizational Unit (OU) field, type the name of the organizational unit that will be using the certificate (for example, the name of a division or a name under which your company does business). This field only accepts alphanumeric characters. Do not include a comma (,), plus (+), or equals (=) sign.
•In the Organization (O) field, type the full legal name of your company. This field only accepts alphanumeric characters. Do not include a comma (,), plus (+), or equals (=) sign.
•In the Location (L) field, type the name of the city in which your company headquarters are located.
•In the State/Province (ST) field, type the full name of the state or province in which your company headquarters are located.
•In the Country (C) field, type the two-letter ISO 3166-1 abbreviation for the country in which your company headquarters are located (for example, US for the United States).
For instructions on creating a domain, see Creating a domain. For instructions on adding a certificate to a domain, see Adding a certificate to a domain.
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