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SSL Certificates
Generating a CSR for IBM HTTP Server
Follow these instructions to generate a CSR for your Web site.
- Start the key manangement utility:
If WinNT/2000: click start button - IBM HTTP Server - Start Key Management Utility
If Unix: type /usr/bin/ikeyman& from command line.
- Select Key Database File from the main menu, select New, then CMS key database file.
- You will be prompted for a password. Warning: If you forget the password, you must purchase another certificate.
- Enter the location and name for the key database file.
- Select "Personal Certificate Request" from the pull-down list in the middle of the application window.
- Select New. You should choose 1024 for the key size.
- Select the stash option to save the password in a .sth file
- When creating a CSR you must follow these
conventions. Complete the following Distinguished
Name Field information.
The following characters can not be accepted: < > ~ ! @ # $ % ^ * / \ ( ) ? & , . - Specify the name and location for the request file (CSR).
- Submit your CSR by pasting the contents of this file into our form. You will be asked to complete the agreement and the enrollment form as well.
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Distinguished Name Field |
Explanation |
Example |
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Country Name |
The two-letter ISO abbreviation for your country. |
US = United States |
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State or Province Name |
The state or province where your organization is located. Can not be abbreviated. |
Georgia |
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City or Locality |
The city where your organization is located. |
Atlanta |
|
Organization Name |
The exact legal name of your organization. Do not abbreviate. |
GeoTrust Inc. |
|
Organizational Unit |
Optional for additional organizational information. |
Marketing |
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Common Name (Server Host Name) |
The fully qualified domain name for your web server. You will get a certificate name check warning if this is not an exact match. |
If you intend to secure the URL https://secure.geotrust.com, then your CSR's server hostname must be secure.geotrust.com |
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Server Admin.'s email address |
Your email address |
abc@geotrust.com |
See Also
- Q104197: SSL Certificates: Generating a CSR
