Applies to: SSL Certificates

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Generate a CSR (certificate signing request)

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After you purchase an SSL certificate, and the credit is available in your account, you may need to generate a certificate signing request (CSR) for the website's domain name (or common name) before you can request the SSL certificate.

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How you generate a CSR depends on the type of certificate you're requesting and your operating system/control panel. You can generate a CSR on your server before you request an SSL certificate, or we can generate the CSR for you using the SSL Request Wizard. Select your server type for instructions:

Our certificates are compatible with all types of web servers, even if we do not have CSR instructions for them. Please consult your server documentation for further information on generating a CSR if you do not find the instructions that you need above.

Next step

After you create a CSR, you will need to request your certificate. For Standard, Deluxe or Extended Validation certificates, see Request my SSL certificate with a Certificate Signing Request (CSR) .

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