Generate CSR: Cobalt Series
Follow these instructions to generate a Private Key and CSR.
- Open the Site Management console to manage your web site.
- Select SITE SETTINGS.
- Enable SSL and SAVE CHANGES.
- Select SSL SETTINGS and enter the certificate subject information.
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You will be asked for several pieces of info which will be used by GeoTrust to create
your new SSL certificate. These fields include the Common Name (aka domain, FQDN), organization,
country, key bit length, etc. Use the CSR Legend in the right-hand column of this page
to guide you when asked for this information. The following characters should not
be used when typing in your CSR input: < > ~ ! @ # $ % ^ / \ ( ) ? , &
- Generate a Self-Signed Certificate (which will later be deleted); please
be careful not to click SAVE CHANGES more than once!
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Save a copy of your CSR. The CSR will be needed during the online order
process. You'll be asked to copy-and-paste your CSR into a special CSR box.
Below is an example of what your CSR will look like. This
is a example only and cannot be used to generate your SSL certificate.
-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE REQUEST-----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-----END CERTIFICATE REQUEST-----
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CSR Legend
When generating your CSR you will be asked to input
a few pieces of info. Below are some common fields with descriptions and examples.
(also see About the CSR)
Common Name (CN)
The fully-qualified-domain name for your certificate. Examples include...
- www.domain.com
- owa.domain.net
- secure.domain.ca
- *.domain.com (for wildcard SSL)
Organization (O)
The exact legal name of your organization. Do not abbreviate your
organization's name. Example: Metro Realty LLC or Flowers by Jenny
Organizational Unit (OU)
The section or division of the organization. Example: Sales, Support, Customer Service
City or Locality (L)
The city where your organization is legally located. Cannot be
abbreviated. Example: Atlanta
State (S) or Province
The state or province where your organization is legally located. Cannot
be abbreviated.. Example: Georgia
Country (C)
The two-letter ISO Country Code abbreviation for your country. Example: US, CA, GB (must be two-letters)
Email
Any email address. This field is arbitrary but must be filled in. GeoTrust
will not use this email address to process your order. Example: user@example.com
Key Bit Length
The key bit length has to do with the initial key exchange, not the
encryption strength of your certificate. GeoTrust recommends a key bit length of at least 1024.
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