Generate CSR: Oracle Wallet Manager
Follow these instructions to generate a Private Key and CSR.
- Open a terminal window and set the ORACLE_HOME environment variable.
export ORACLE_HOME=/home/oracle/infra
- In the same window, change your directory to $ORACLE_HOME/bin, and start
Oracle Wallet Manager (OWM).
$ cd $ORACLE_HOME/bin
$ owm&
- Oracle Wallet Manager is displayed. Select the Wallet menu and click the New... menu option.
- You get a warning that your default wallet directory does not exist.
Click Yes to save this wallet.
- The New Wallet window appears. Enter the password for the wallet as
welcome1. Click OK.
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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: < > ~ ! @ # $ % ^ / \ ( ) ? , &
- A confirmation dialog box appears. Click OK.
- In the navigation pane, you see the wallet with a certificate request
that you have just created. Click the node to view the certificate request
generated on the right.
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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-----
Additional Resources:
These instructions are derived from documentation on the Oracle web site.
Learn more about generating an SSL certificate request using
Oracle Wallet Manager.
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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 2048.
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