Generating a Certificate Signing Request

There are three steps involved in procuring and installing a SSL server certificate, thus enabling SSL to provide security to your site. These steps are:

Generate a CSR (Certificate Signing Request): From the web server that will be SSL enabled, generate a CSR.
Enroll for a SSL server certificate: There are several types of SSL server certificate products to choose from. These products differ from one another by features and warranty level. Once the product has been chosen, you will be prompted to submit the CSR that was generated during step 1. Different vendors have procedures for initiating and monitoring the enrollment process.
Install the SSL server certificate: Upon receiving your SSL server certificate (either through email or downloaded from the vendor), you will need to install your certificate on the web server on which you generated the CSR from step 1).

Display the Control Panel.
Click Tools > Web Application Server.
Display the SSL tab of the Web Application Server Control Panel.
Click Generate a Certificate Signing Request.
Enter the ISO standard 2 letter country code into the Country control.
Enter the full name of your state or province in the State/Province control.
Enter your city into the Locality control.
Enter your company into the Organization Name control. Do not use special characters or shift characters. These characters are unsupported. This includes the following: ".,;-@#$%^&!*)(-+=<>?/:
Enter your department into the Organizational Unit control. Do not use special characters or shift characters. These characters are unsupported. This includes the following: ".,;-@#$%^&!*)(-+=<>?/:
Enter the server's name into the Common Name control. This must exactly match the URL used by your site's visitors.
The Comment field is optional.
Enter a password or pass phrase to secure your private key into the Private Key Passphrase control. Do not use special characters or shift characters. These characters are unsupported. This includes the following: ".,;-@#$%^&!*)(-+=<>?/:
Repeat the password or pass phrase in the Repeat Passphrase control.
Select the length of the key to generate in the Private Key Encryption Level list. The options are: 512, 1024, and 2048 bits. Longer keys are considered to be more secure, but not all browsers support 2048 bit keys.
Click Create Certificate Signing Request and Close. [Picture]