Follow these instructions to generate a Private Key and CSR for your Web site.
- The first step is to create a private key. Logon to cPanel and click the SSL Manger icon
- From the SSL Manger click Private Keys (KEY). 3. Enter your host name (e.g., 'www.mysite.com') under Generate a New Key and press Generate.
- The next step is to create a Certificate Signing Request (CSR). Navigate back to the SSL Manager page.
- Select Certificate Signing Requests (CSR). 6. Fill out the form for the CSR under Generate a New Certificate Signing Request .
- Select the Generate button to generate the CSR.
- Click the View button to view your new CSR and copy-and-paste it into a simple text file.
- Save a copy of your CSR. The CSR will be needed during the purchase process. You'll be asked to copy-and-paste your CSR into a special CSR box. Below is an example of what your CSR will look like. This is a example only and cannot be used to generate your SSL certificate.
-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE REQUEST-----
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-----END CERTIFICATE REQUEST-----
