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Generating a CSR on a LiteSPeed Web Server

Create your Private Key First!

In order to apply a trusted SSL certificate from a Certifcate Authority, you need to generate a certificate request from your private key and send the request to Networking4all.

To generate a CSR:

  1. Create your SSL private key
  2. Create the certificate request with the command:
openssl req -new -key server.key -out server.csr

You will be asked for more information about your organization and web site. Please give correct information. You should give valid domain names for your web site when you are asked for Common Name but not any aliases. To determine the valid domain name, you can use commands such as nslookup, dig or host. For example, if the web site can be accessed via both http://foo.bar and http://www.foo.bar, usually foo.bar is the valid domain name (canonical name), www.foo.bar is an alias; foo.bar should be used for the Common Name.