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Here are some useful details about the CSR,

  • The default is a Base64 (pem) encoded format. (link to upcoming article about formats and standards)
  • The private key used to digitally sign the CSR. (link to upcoming article about formats and standards)
  • The CSR command will also generate the public key and store it within the CSR file.

Optionally verify your key via the command line or submit the contents to the SSLShopper CSR Decoder,

Code Block
languagebash
openssl req -in www.earth.com_server.pem.base64.csr -noout -text

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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