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Generating a Certificate Signing Request

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To install a digital certificate, you must first generate and submit a Certificate Signing Request (CSR) to the Certification Authority (CA). The CSR contains your certificate-application information, including your public key.

1. Login to WHM Control Panel.

2. Click on the “Generate an SSL Certificate and Signing Request”

generate_SSL Certificate and Signing Request

3. Please fill out the CSR Form correctly and press the generate button


Check "When complete, email me the certificate, key, and CSR."

Email Address:  enter your email address,  Certificate Signing Request will get this email id

Key Size: 2048 bites ( Recomended)

Passphrase: enter password

Enter all other Required feilds.

4. Click on the “Create” button. The CSR will display on the window.

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