Fill in the fields and we will produce a certificate signing request and its matching private key. Save both - you will need the CSR to order and the private key to install.

Use your main domain only. Additional names (SAN) are added when you order, not here. For a digital ID, put your email address in place of the domain.

The fully qualified name, with or without www. For a wildcard use *.example.com.
Your registered legal name. On OV and EV certificates this is checked against your documents.
The team that looks after the certificate.
Spelled out in full, not abbreviated.
Spelled out in full.
Where the organisation is registered.
Goes on the request; authorities may use it to reach you.
2048 unless you have been told otherwise.
SHA-2. SHA-1 is no longer accepted.
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What to do with the two files

  • The CSR - paste this into the order when you buy the certificate
  • The private key - save it on the server the certificate is for, and keep it. Without it the certificate cannot be installed
  • Never email the private key, and never paste it into a support ticket
  • Lose the key and the certificate has to be reissued from a new CSR

Generating in the browser or on the server

Either works. Generating here is faster and needs no shell access; generating on the server itself means the private key is created where it will be used and never travels. If your host gives you a CSR field in the control panel, use that. If it does not, this is the shortcut.

Getting the fields right first time

The common name must match the address people type, exactly. The organisation, city, state and country are checked against public records for OV and EV certificates, so use your registered details and spell places out in full - "Maharashtra", not "MH". For a domain-validated certificate only the common name really matters.

After you have the CSR

Order the certificate, paste the CSR, and complete validation. Once the authority issues the files, install the certificate together with its intermediate chain and point your server at the private key you saved here. If you would rather not, our engineers will do the whole sequence for you.