Creating a Certificate Signing Request (CSR) and Key

Follow the step-by-step instructions to generate a certificate signing request (CSR) and key:

1. Open O'Reilly Server Properties. This is located within the Website Professional tool bar under Programs.
2. Select the Key Ring tab.
3. Select New Key Pair. Click OK.
4. The New Key Pair Wizard opens displaying the Generate New Key Pair option. Click Next.
5. When creating a CSR you must follow these conventions.
   Enter the Distinguished Name Field information.
   Note: The following characters can not be accepted:
   < > ~ ! @ # $ % ^ * / \ ( ) ?
   

   Distinguished Name Field	Explanation	Example
   Common Name or Fully Qualified Hostname	The fully qualified domain name for your web server. This must be an exact match.	If you intend to secure the URL https://www.identrust.com/, then your CSR's common name must be www.identrust.com
   Organization Name	The exact legal name of your organization. Do not abbreviate your organization name.	IdenTrust Inc.
   Organization Unit or Department	Section of the organization	Marketing
   City or Locality	The city where your organization is legally located.	Salt Lake City
   State or Region	The state or province where your organization is legally located. Can not be abbreviated.	Utah
   Country Name	The two-letter ISO abbreviation for your country	US = United States

6. The Requestor Information dialog box opens:
   Requestor's Name
   Requestor's E-mail
   Click Next.
7. The Request Disposition dialog box opens:
   Specify the file for the request: Type a file name.
   Save As: Select a file location. The default selection will be called cert-request and will be located within the \Website\Admin directory.
   Click Next.
8. The Generate Key Pair and Request dialog box opens: Click Next.
9. The WebSite New Key Wizard dialog box opens: Type random characters into the text box.
   Be sure to back up your key pair file.
10. The Congratulations dialog box opens: Click Done.
11. The Web Server Properties dialog box opens: Click Close.
12. To find your Certificate Signing Request (CSR), go to the location that you specified in the Request Disposition screen. If you did not specify a location, the file will be located in the \Website directory.
13. Send the entire certificate request to IdenTrust, including ----BEGIN CERTIFICATE REQUEST---- and ----END CERTIFICATE REQUEST----

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