Generate a Certificate Signing Request (CSR)
ZEUS Web Server v3
Follow these instructions to generate a CSR for your Web site. When you
have completed this process, click the “close” button below to close this
window and continue to the next step.
Note: The following assumes you have already created a virtual web to be SSL-enabled.
Please refer to the ZEUS documentation "Security Configuration
/ Enabling SSL" located at: http://www.zeus.co.uk/extra/docsystem/
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Select
the Web icon from the Admin Server control panel. -
Select SSL Configuration. On the Edit Server panel, choose SSL
ON to enable SSL. -
Select SSL Quick Setup to begin creating your Private Key and Certificate
Signing Request (CSR). -
Enter
the full path for your Private Key file under Generate Your
Private Key, select key size (e.g., 1024). -
Enter
the Distinguished Name Field information under Create a Certificate
Request. When creating
a CSR you must follow these conventions.
The
following
characters can not be accepted: < > ~ ! @ # $ % ^ * / \ ( )
?.Distinguished
Name FieldExplanation
ExampleCommon
NameThe
fully qualified domain name for your web server. This must be
an exact match.If
you intend to secure the URL https://www.geotrust.com, then
your CSR’s common name must be www.geotrust.com.Organization
The
exact legal name of your organization. Do not abbreviate your
organization name.GeoTrust
Organization
UnitSection
of the organizationMarketing
City
or LocalityThe
city where your organization is legally located.Atlanta
State
or ProvinceThe
state or province where your organization is legally located.
Can not be abbreviated.Georgia
Country
The
two-letter ISO abbreviation for your country.US
= United States - Hit the Setup Server button
and check the Verbose box to view progress.
The Private Key information and CSR
contents will be presented.
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Copy
this CSR text; be sure to include the line "—–BEGIN NEW CERTIFICATE
REQUEST—–" and everything up to and including the "—–END
NEW CERTIFICATE REQUEST—–" lines. -
Submit
your CSR to GeoTrust by clicking on Continue.
You will be asked to complete the agreement and the enrollment form
as well.
Additional
instructions can be found on the ZEUS
web site.