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Warning

Introduction is still to be written. This is really long so consider breaking it up with a summary of steps in the beginning. Also how can it be made more succinct?

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Server keys must be generated for the Certificate Signing Request (CSR).

There are two options for generating the keys,

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Generate the CSR

Generate the CSR (Certificate Signing Request) which will be submitted to the CA,

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The CSR file will be used by the CA to issue the Web Server's certificate.According to Entrust the CSR should be in

Info

Here are some useful details about the CSR,

  • The default is a Base64 (pem) encoded format.
  • The private key used to digitally sign the CSR.
  • The CSR contains the public key.

Submit Public Key to CA

The CSR file is submitted to the CA. Every CA will have a slightly different procedure.

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