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How to Generate a CSR for Microsoft IIS 7
If you are interested in purchasing an SSL certificate, you will first need to create a Certificate Signing Request (CSR). The CSR is a file that contains information about your organization, including your name and email address. After creating the CSR, you can send it to our website along with payment for your certificate purchase.
You need to create a Certificate Signing Request before you can purchase an SSL certificate. A CSR is a file that contains your public key, which is used by the certificate authority to generate your SSL certificate.
Read moreInstallation of SSL in Microsoft IIS
First, you will need to obtain a valid SSL certificate from a trusted certificate authority (CA). This can typically be done by purchasing a certificate from a provider such as SSL Cert Shop.
Once you have obtained your certificate, the next step is to install it on your IIS server. To do this, open the IIS Manager and navigate to the server or site for which you want to install the certificate. Under the "Server Certificates" section in the centre pane, click on "Import" and select the .pfx or .cer file containing your certificate.
Read moreGenerate a CSR for NGINX Server
- Login to your server through a secured SSH terminal.
- Make an RSA private key. Execute this command. $ openssl genrsa genrsa -out server.key 2048
- Create a certificate Signing Request (CSR) by using the private key you created at the time of previous steps. Use this command. $ OpenSSL req req -new –key server.key out server. CSR
Install an SSL Certificate on NGINX
To finish this SSL installation, you'll require the following certificates:
- The primary certification (.crt file)
- The root certificate and the intermediate certificate (.ca-bundle file)
Once you've obtained the documents from your CA You can continue the setting.
Read moreApache: Generate CSR (Certificate Signing Request)
Follow these directions to create an SSL CSR certificate. (CSR) to you Apache Web server. Once you've completed the process of creating your CSR copy/cut to paste into the CSR section on the SSL certificate request page.
Read moreInstall an SSL Certificate in Apache
Apache's principal configuration file is usually known as httpd.conf or apache2.conf. The possible places for this file are httpd//etc/httpdor /etc/httpd or the directory /etc/apache2/. For a comprehensive listing of default installation layouts for Apache HTTPD on various operating systems and distributions, see Httpd Wiki - DistrosDefaultLayout.
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