Follow these instructions to generate a certificate signing request (CSR) for your Apache Web server. When you have completed generating your CSR, cut/copy and paste it into the CSR field on the SSL certificate-request page.
<h2>To Generate a Certificate Signing Request for Apache 2.x</h2>
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 	<li>Log in to your server's terminal (SSH).</li>
 	<li>At the prompt, type the following command:
<pre>openssl req -new -newkey rsa:2048 -nodes -keyout&nbsp;<em>yourdomain</em>.key -out&nbsp;<em>yourdomain</em>.csr</pre>
Note: Replace yourdomain with the domain name you're securing. For example, if your domain name is coolexample.com, you would type coolexample.key and coolexample.csr.</li>
 	<li>Enter the requested information:
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 	<li>Common Name: The fully-qualified domain name, or URL, you're securing.
If you are requesting a Wildcard certificate, add an asterisk (*) to the left of the common name where you want the wildcard, for example *.coolexample.com.</li>
 	<li>Organization: The legally-registered name for your business. If you are enrolling as an individual, enter the certificate requestor's name.</li>
 	<li>Organization Unit: If applicable, enter the DBA (doing business as) name.</li>
 	<li>City or Locality: Name of the city where your organization is registered/located. Do not abbreviate.</li>
 	<li>State or Province: Name of the state or province where your organization is located. Do not abbreviate.</li>
 	<li>Country: The two-letter International Organization for Standardization (ISO) format country code for where your organization is legally registered.Note: If you do not want to enter a password for this SSL, you can leave the Passphrase field blank. However, please understand there might be additional risks.</li>
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 	<li>Open the CSR in a text editor and copy all of the text.</li>
 	<li>Paste the full CSR into the SSL enrollment form in your account.</li>
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Follow these instructions to generate a certificate signing request (CSR) for your Apache Web server. When you have completed generating your CSR...

Apache: Generate CSR (Certificate Signing Request)