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What is a SSL-CSR & How to generate CSR?

CSR (certificate signing request)



What is a SSL-CSR?


The SSL-CSR Stands for security socket layer - certificate signing requestThe SSL-CSR or Certificate Signing request is a bunch of encoded code that is generated on the hosting server that the coding certificate would be recycle or user over. It collects or store the data (information) that would be constituted in your SSL or digital coding certificate like as your company name, unique name (domain), area or place, location, and city,country. It is the combination of public or open key that would be enclosed within your SSL-TLS certificate. A protected key is usually generated at the equivalent time that you generate the CSR or certificate signing request


You obligation to keep your protected key secure. The certificate signing request certificate created with a CSR would only work with the private secure key that has been generated with SSL-CSR. 

So if you lose the secure protected key, the certificate would be stop working.
State/Country
Email address
Public Key/generated code


How CSR's Looks?


CSRs is in the encoded/encrypted format. Build of "-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE REQUEST-----" and "-----END CERTIFICATE REQUEST-----" 


-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE REQUEST-----
MIIByjCCATMCAQAwgYkxCzAJBgNVBAYTAlVTMRMwEQYDVQQIEwpDYWxpZm9ybmlh
MRYwFAYDVQQHEw1Nb3VudGFpbiBWaWV3MRMwEQYDVQQKEwpHb29nbGUgSW5jMR8w
HQYDVQQLExZJbmZvcm1hdGlvbiBUZWNobm9sb2d5MRcwFQYDVQQDEw53d3cuZ29v
Z2xl LmNvbTCBnzANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQEFAAOBjQAwgYkCgYEApZtYJCHJ4VpVXHfV
IlstQTlO4qC03hjX+ZkPyvdYd1Q4+qbAeTwXmCUKYHThVRd5aXSqlPzyIBwieMZr
WFlRQddZ1IzXAlVRDWwAo60KecqeAXnnUK+5fXoTI/UgWshre8tJ+x/TMHaQKR/J
cIWPhqaQhsJuzZbvAdGA80BLxdMCAwEAAaAAMA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBBQUAA4GBAIhl
4PvFq+e7ipARgI5ZM+GZx6mpCz44DTo0JkwfRDf+BtrsaC0q68eTf2XhYOsq4fkH
Q0uA0aVog3f5iJxCa3Hp5gxbJQ6zV6kJ0TEsuaaOhEko9sdpCoPOnRBm2i/XRD2D
6iNh8f8z0ShGsFqjDgFHyF3o+lUyj+UC6H1QW7bn
-----END CERTIFICATE REQUEST-----


You can generate a SSL-CSR Stands for security socket layer - certificate signing request and private key on your hosting server that the certificate would be used over. You can find steps in your hosting server knowledge or help section.


Comodo CSR Generation Instructions
DigiCert CSR Generation Instructions
GeoTrust CSR Generation Instructions
Thawte CSR Generation Instructions
VeriSign CSR Generation Instructions


Once you generated your CSR,you need to install it on the hosting server using cpanel or parellel plesk then only you can use our SSL/TLS/Digital certificate.
And it will take around 24-48 hours to propagate or activate it on your website.

CSR is the combination of?
Domain Name
Company Name
City/Location

State/Country
Email address
Public Key/generated code




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