SSL Certificates Help

Generate a CSR (certificate signing request)

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.

Note: If you're using an SSL certificate on the primary domain name of a GoDaddy shared hosting account, you do not need to generate a CSR; we take care of that for you.

How you generate a CSR depends on the type of certificate you're requesting and your operating system/control panel.

Type of CertificateFollow these instructions
SSL Certificate

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. Click your server type for instructions:

For other server types, see "more info" below.

Code/driver signing

Note: Starting June 1, 2021, GoDaddy will no longer issue or renew Code Signing or Driver Signing Certificates. If you already own a Code Signing or Driver Signing Certificate, you will be unable to rekey it after June 1, 2021. All certificates issued before June 1, 2021 will remain valid until they expire.


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. How you request a certificate is dependent on the type of certificate you have:

TypeNext step
Standard, Deluxe or Extended Validation certificates Request my SSL certificate with a Certificate Signing Request (CSR)
Code or Driver Signing certificates

Note: Starting June 1, 2021, GoDaddy will no longer issue or renew Code Signing or Driver Signing Certificates. If you already own a Code Signing or Driver Signing Certificate, you will be unable to rekey it after June 1, 2021. All certificates issued before June 1, 2021 will remain valid until they expire.


More info

Miscellaneous CSR instructions:

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