Bits And Pix

CSR-Generation Instructions

To generate a triple-DES encrypted key pair and a Certificate Signing Request (CSR):

Enter the following commands:

1. cd /usr/bin/ (/your path to openssl/)
   Enter a passphrase when prompted to.
2. openssl genrsa -des3 -out <name of your certificate>.key 1024
3. openssl req -new -key <name of your certificate>.key -out <name of your certificate>.csr

If you are requesting a Wildcard certificate, please add an asterisk (*) on the left side of the Common Name (e.g., “*.domainnamegoes.com” or “www*.domainnamegoeshere.com”). This will secure all subdomains of the Common Name.

(source: Godaddy’s help)

BTW, Godaddy has the cheapest certificates you can find (with great support).

Posted: Friday, August 7th, 2009
Tags: Apache, Linux.
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