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.
Note: If you are renewing your certificate or your site is currently running a web server certificate please refer to renewal section at the bottom of this document.
You must have at least Service Pack 1 installed
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Select the Internet Information Services console within the Administrative Tools menu. |
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Select the computer and web site (host) that you wish to secure.
Right mouse-click to select Properties.
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Select the Directory Security Tab.
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Select Server Certificate under Secure Communications. |
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Click Next in the Welcome to the Web Server Certificate Wizard window.
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Select Create a new certificate, Click Next.
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Select Prepare the request now, but send it later.
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At the Name and Security Settings screen, give your new certificate a name - this will help you identify this request if you work with multiple domain names on the same webserver. Select bit length. We recommend using 1024-bit length (note: To generate 128 bit encryption you will need to select a 1024 bit length). Click Next.
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You will now be asked for details about your company and your website. When creating a CSR you must follow these conventions.
The following characters can not be accepted: < > ~ ! @ # $ % ^ * / \ ( ) ?&.
This includes commas. |
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At the Organization Information, state your Company Name and Department.
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At the Your Site's Common Name screen, enter the domain name (e.g. yourdomain.com) or fully qualified domain name (e.g. www.yourdomain.com). Whatever you enter here will be exactly what the certificate will be able to be used on.
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At the Geographical Information screen, enter your country, state and city.
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You have now finished entering information. Your CSR will now be saved to a text file. Give your CSR a filename and select a location where you can easily find your CSR.
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Important: Now review what you have entered. If you notice a mistake, use the Back button to return to the relevant screen to make changes. Pay particular attention to the Issued To field.
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You have now generated your CSR! Click Finish to close the wizard.
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