Generate CSR for SSL

prkelly · 2014-09-17T14:22:48.000Z

Folks,

I need to generate a CSR for my SSL cert on my IIS8 webserver.

Godaddy sent me out instructions on how to do this but they are not the best. I ened to create a CSR in order to get my SL cert rekeyed.

Instructions as follow:

Enter the following Distinguished Name Properties, and then click Next:

NOTE: The following characters are not accepted when entering information: < > ~ ! @ # $ % ^ * / \ ( ) ? &

Common Name — The fully-qualified domain name (FQDN) — or URL — for which you plan to use your certificate (the area of your site you want customers to connect to using SSL).
- An SSL certificate issued for * www.coolexample.com * is not valid for secure.coolexample.com. If you want your SSL to cover secure.coolexample.com, make sure the common name submitted in the CSR is secure.coolexample.com.
- If you are requesting a wildcard certificate, add an asterisk () on the left side of the Common Name (e.g., _.coolexample.com_ or *.secure.coolexample.com).
Organization — The name in which your business is legally registered. The organization must be the legal registrant of the domain name in the certificate request.

NOTE: If you are enrolling as an individual, enter the certificate requester’s name in the Organization field, and the Doing Business As (DBA) name in the Organizational Unit field.
Organizational Unit — Use this field to differentiate between divisions within an organization (such as “Engineering” or “Human Resources”).
City/Locality — The full name of the city in which your organization is registered/located. Do not abbreviate.
State/Province — The full name of the state or province where your organization is located. Do not abbreviate.
Country — The two-letter International Organization for Standardization- (ISO-) format country code for the country in which your organization is legally registered.

Can some one please put this in laymans terms? I am completely unsure of how to proceed.

mxtj · 2014-09-17T14:26:53.000Z

toddross7421 · 2014-09-17T14:52:33.000Z

You must generate a CSR (Certificate request) for a new certificate. A CSR is a long paragraph of text that you copy and paste into the request screen at GoDaddy. They will then approve your cert and you can download and install the cert.

login to the server, or use RDP for a terminal session, and then run IIS. In IIS, for the website you want to generate a CSR for, there is a link that looks like generate a CSR at the top right hand corner of the screen.