Creating a Certificate Signing Request (CSR) and Key

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

Note: The following assumes you have already created a virtual web to be SSL-enabled. Please refer to the ZEUS documentation "Security Configuration / Enabling SSL" located at http://www.zeus.co.uk/extra/docsystem/

1. Select the Web icon from the Admin Server control panel.
2. Select SSL Configuration. On the Edit Server panel, choose SSL ON to enable SSL.
3. Select SSL Quick Setup to begin creating your Private Key and Certificate Signing Request (CSR).
4. Enter the full path for your Private Key file under Generate Your Private Key, select key size (1024 recommended).
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	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	Section of the organization	Marketing
   City or Locality	The city where your organization is legally located.	Salt Lake City
   State or Province Name	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. Click the Setup Server button and check the Verbose box to view progress.
   The Private Key information and CSR contents will be presented.
7. Copy the CSR text; be sure to include the line -----BEGIN NEW CERTIFICATE REQUEST----- and everything up to and including the -----END NEW CERTIFICATE REQUEST----- lines.
8. Send the entire certificate request to IdenTrust, including ----BEGIN CERTIFICATE REQUEST---- and ----END CERTIFICATE REQUEST----

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