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| Generate a Certificate Signing Request (CSR) for an SSL Certificate from RapidSSL.com |
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Generate a Certificate Signing Request (CSR) for an SSL Certificate from RapidSSL.com
| IBM HTTP Server |
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Follow these instructions to generate a CSR for your Web site. When you have completed this process, you will have a CSR ready to submit to RapidSSL.com in order to be generated into a SSL Security Certificate.
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Start the key manangement utility:
If WinNT/2000: click start button - IBM HTTP Server - Start Key Management Utility
If Unix: type /usr/bin/ikeyman& from command line. |
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Select Key Database File from the main menu, select New, then CMS key database file. |
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You will be prompted for a password. Warning: If you forget the password, you must purchase another certificate. |
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Enter the location and name for the key database file. |
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Select "Personal Certificate Request" from the pull-down list in the middle of the application window. |
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Ensure you select Base64 format as the format and NOT UTF-8(Unicode)
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Select New. You should choose 1024 for the key size. |
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Select the stash option to save the password in a .sth file |
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When creating a CSR you must follow these conventions. Complete the following Distinguished Name Field information.
The following characters can not be accepted: < > ~ ! @ # $ % ^ * / \ ( ) ? & , . |
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Specify the name and location for the request file (CSR). |
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Submit your CSR to Fame Hosting by completing the online enrollment process. |
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| Distinguished Name Field |
Explanation |
Example |
| Country Name |
The two-letter ISO abbreviation for your country. |
US = United States |
| State or Province Name |
The state or province where your organization is located. Can not be abbreviated. |
Georgia |
| City or Locality |
The city where your organization is located. |
Atlanta |
| Organization Name |
The exact legal name of your organization. Do not abbreviate. |
Your Company, Inc. |
| Organizational Unit |
Optional for additional organizational information |
Marketing |
| Common Name (Server Host Name) |
The fully qualified domain name for your web server. You will get a certificate name check warning if this is not an exact match. |
If you intend to secure the
URL https://secure.yourcompany.com, then your CSR's server hostname must be secure.yourcompany.com |
| Server Admin.'s email address |
Your email address |
abc@yourdomain.com |
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