SSL Certificate - CSR generation

06 Aug 2015 13:32

In order to generate a *.csr and *.key file for your SSL Certificate.

openssl req -new -newkey rsa:2048 -nodes -keyout somedomain.key -out somedomain.csr
Generating a 2048 bit RSA private key
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writing new private key to 'somedomain.com.key'
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You are about to be asked to enter information that will be incorporated
into your certificate request.
What you are about to enter is what is called a Distinguished Name or a DN.
There are quite a few fields but you can leave some blank
For some fields there will be a default value,
If you enter '.', the field will be left blank.
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Country Name (2 letter code) [AU]:GB
State or Province Name (full name) [Some-State]:East Sussex
Locality Name (eg, city) []:Brighton
Organization Name (eg, company) [Internet Widgits Pty Ltd]:Some Limited Company Limited
Organizational Unit Name (eg, section) []:
Common Name (e.g. server FQDN or YOUR name) []:*.somedomain.com
Email Address []:

Please enter the following 'extra' attributes
to be sent with your certificate request
A challenge password []:
An optional company name []: