Follow these instructions to generate a CSR for your Web site. When you have completed
this process, you will have a CSR ready to submit to eWAY in order to be
generated into a SSL Security Certificate.
OpenSSL is the open source project that replaced SSLeay. If you are using SSLeay
on your system instead of OpenSSL, substitute ssleay with openssl for the commands.
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.
- 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: < > ~ ! @ # $ % ^ * / \ ( )
?.
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Distinguished Name Fields
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Explanation
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Example
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Common Name
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The fully qualified domain name for your web server. This must be an exact match.
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If you intend to secure the URL https://www.yourdomain.com, then your CSR's common
name must be www.yourdomain.com.
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Organization
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The exact legal name of your organization. Do not abbreviate your organization name.
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Your Domain, Inc
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Organization Unit
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Section of the organization
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Marketing
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City or Locality
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The city where your organization is legally located.
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Atlanta
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State or Province
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The state or province where your organization is legally located. Can not be abbreviated.
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Georgia
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Country
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The two-letter ISO abbreviation for your country.
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US = United States
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- Hit the Setup Server button and check the Verbose box to view progress.
The Private Key information and CSR contents will be presented.
- 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 eWAY® by completing the online enrollment forms.
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