Generate a CSR
The fields required in a certificate signing request along with an explanation and example are listed below:
| Distinguished Name Field | Explanation | Example |
|---|
| Common Name | The fully qualified domain name (FQDN) for your web server. This must be an exact match. | If you intend to secure the URL https://www.spacereg.com/, then your CSR's common name must be:
www.spacereg.com |
| Organisation | The exact legal name of your organisation. Do not abbreviate your organisation name. | SpaceSurfer Ltd. |
| Organisation Unit | Section of the organisation, can be left empty if this does not apply to your case. | Marketing |
| City/Locality | The city where your organisation is legally located. | Balham |
| State/County/Region | The state/county/region where your organisation is legally located. Must not be abbreviated. | London |
| Country | The two-letter ISO abbreviation for your country. | GB |
| Email address | The email address used to contact your organisation. | info@spacereg.com |
Please note that the fields may not contain any of the following characters:
The following characters can not be accepted: < > ~ ! @ # $ % ^ * / \ ( ) ?
If you do not have access to your server then ask your ISP to generate a CSR for you. CSR generation instructions are available for the web servers listed below, if your server is not listed then please follow the instructions in the manual that came with your software.
Apache with ApacheSSL.
Apache with modssl.
Apache with Open.
Apache with SSLeay.
Apache 2.
C2Net Stronghold.
Cobalt series.
Ensim.
IBM http.
IBM Domino Go 4.6.2.6+.
iPlanet Enterprise Server 4.1.
Jakarta-Tomcat.
Lotus Domino 4.6 or 5.0.x.
Microsoft Internet Information Server 4.0.
Microsoft Internet Information Server 5.0.
Netscape Enterprise 3.51.
O'Reilly WebSite Professional 2.x.
Plesk.
Weblogic 5.
WebSTAR 4.
Zeus Web Server v3.
Example CSR
Below is an example certificate signing request used to obtain our certificate:
-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE REQUEST-----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-----END CERTIFICATE REQUEST----- | 
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