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    Create CSR for WildCard SSL on Windows Server 2008

    By RahulOctober 10, 20132 Mins Read

    A CSR stands for ‘Certificate Signing Request‘ is an encrypted block of text ,that is generated on the server where the certificate will be used on. A CSR contains information about to your organization and domain name, locality, and country. It also contains the public key that will be included in your certificate.

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    For creating CSR for wildcard ssl , you must specify you domain name starting with “*.” . for eg: *.tecadmin.net or *.example.com.

    Follow given steps to Create CSR for WildCard SSL on windows Server 2008.

    Step 1. Open Internet information Server

    Start IIS by typing inetmgr in run window like below.

    generate-csr-1

    Step 2: Select Server Certificates

    Select your server and click on “Server Certificates” in IIS section.

    generate-csr-2

    Step 3: Click on Create Certificate Request

    Now click on create certificate request in right sidebase in IIS.

    generate-csr-3

    Step 4: Enter required information

    Enter required information about your domain name and organization. Make sure there are not spelling mistakes with your domain name starting with “*”.

    • Common name: Your domain name
    • Organization: Name of you organization to display on certificate
    • Organizational unit: Sub division of your organization like finance, marketing, etc.
    • City/Locality: Your city name
    • State/province: State name
    • Country/region: Your country name in two characters.

    generate-csr-4

    Step 5: Select Encryption Key Length

    Select encryption key length. Most of SSL provider recommend to use 2048 bit length.

    generate-csr-5

    Step 6: Specify CSR File Name

    Specify your file name where CSR will be generated, and click on finish.

    generate-csr-6

    Step 7: Done

    Congratulation’s! You have successfully generated CSR for your domain at specified location. Use this CSR to apply for SSL to certificate authorities.

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