Note:There are 2 possible views for creating a CSR. The alternative view is at the bottom of this page.
- Start the ichain Management.
- Select the Home-Certificate Maintenance panel.
- Select Create to create the CSR.
- Enter the following fields:
- Certificate name – Any alphanumeric name as long as it is unique
- Subject name – The DNS name of the site that is to be secured
- Signature algorithm – can be SHA or MD5
- RSA Key size – use 1024 bits
- Select Use external certificate authority
- Organization – The company that owns the web site. Note: Entering spaces may cause problems.
- City, State or Province code, two character country code
- Select OK.
- The Certificate Maintenance panel will now look like this:
- Select Apply to generate the CSR. When it is ready the Status will indicate “CSR in Progress”.
- When you select View the CSR, you should see:
This is your certificate request that you will need during application.
