HTTPS Generating Private Key and CSR For RapidSSL

December 3rd, 2007 by pyrat
  • Generate a private key

openssl genrsa -out domainname.key 1024

  • Generate a certificate signing request

openssl req -new -key domainname.key -out domainname.csr

When it asks for common name enter the fully qualified domain name. eg. www.racentries.com

One Response to “HTTPS Generating Private Key and CSR For RapidSSL”

  1. Alastair Brunton Says:

    Remember to use GB for country code if UK. http://www.digicert.com/ssl-certificate-country-codes.htm for a full list.

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