Mac OS X Server’s Certificate Manager is integrated into Server Admin to help you create, use, and maintain identities for SSL-enabled services. The Certificate Manager helps you create a CSR to send it to Networking4all.

To generate a CSR:

1. In Server Admin, select the server that has services that support SSL.
2. Click Certificates.
3. Below the Certificates list click the Add (+) button.
4. Fill out identity information.The common name is the fully qualified domain name of the server that will use SSLenabled services.
5. Enter starting and ending validity dates.
6. Select a private key size. The default is 2048 bits.
7. Enter a passphrase for the private key.This passphrase should be more secure than a normal password. It is recommended you use at least 20 characters. Include mixed case, numbers, and punctuation; do not repeat characters; do not use dictionary terms.
8. Click the Gear button and choose “Generate Certificate Signing Request.”
9. Example of a CSR when opened in a text editor: (see below)
10. Copy and past the entire content of the CSR in the enrollment form at Networking4all.

-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE REQUEST-----
MIICCDCCAXECAQAwgccxCzAJBgNVBAYTAk5MMRYwFAYDVQQIEw1Ob29yZC1Cc
YW50MRMwEQYDVQQHEwpSb29zZW5kYWFsMRwwGgYDVQQKExNOZXR3b3JraW5nN
.....meer gecodeerde data.....
IgxGL7Ev+RVknxVSvaJ7W1s5DZD6/Bsjfvjlda90/QoEWmPmLrK/2mIyWr6tQ
JEnga5gjRROfJuBraHqrJmsKyeaqqfZjQzGPAz21d9mdyDUq4lfr3FfvWRc=
-----END CERTIFICATE REQUEST-----