SSL Certificates

Generating a CSR for Ensim

Follow these instructions to generate a CSR for your Web site.

1. Open the Apache web server manager

2. Select SSL settings

3. At the bottom of the form selecte Generate

4. Enter the CSR information

When creating a CSR you must follow these conventions. Enter the information to be displayed in the certificate. The following characters can not be accepted: < > ~ ! @ # $ % ^ * / \ ( ) ?.,&

DN Field	Explanation	Example
Common Name	The fully qualified domain name for your web server. This must be an exact match.	If you intend to secure the URL https://www.geotrust.com, then your CSR's common name must be www.geotrust.com.
Organization	The exact legal name of your organization. Do not abbreviate your organization name.	GeoTrust
Organization Unit	Section of the organization	Marketing
City or Locality	The city where your organization is legally located.	Wellesley Hills
State or Province	The state or province where your organization is legally located. Can not be abbreviated.	Massachusetts
Country	The two-letter ISO abbreviation for your country.	US

5. Click Save

6. The SSL window will then display the certificate request in an encrypted format.

7. Submit your CSR to us by pasting it into the form.You will be asked to complete the agreement and the enrollment form as well.

See Also

• Q104197: SSL Certificates: Generating a CSR