Follow these instructions to generate a certificate signing request (CSR)
for your Apache Web server. When you have completed generating your CSR,
cut/copy and paste it into the CSR field on the SSL certificate-request page.
To Generate a Certificate Signing Request for Apache 2.x
Log in to your server's terminal (SSH).
At the prompt, type the following command:
openssl req -new -newkey rsa:2048 -nodes -keyout yourdomain.key -out yourdomain.csr
Note: Replace yourdomain with the domain name you're securing.
For example, if your domain name is coolexample.com, you would type
coolexample.key and coolexample.csr.
Enter the requested information:
Common Name: The fully-qualified domain name, or URL, you're securing.
If you are requesting a Wildcard certificate, add an asterisk (*)
to the left of the common name where you want the wildcard, for example
*.coolexample.com.
Organization: The legally-registered name for your business.
If you are enrolling as an individual, enter the certificate requestor's name.
Organization Unit: If applicable, enter the DBA (doing business as) name.
City or Locality: Name of the city where your organization is
registered/located. Do not abbreviate.
State or Province: Name of the state or province where your
organization is located. Do not abbreviate.
Country: The two-letter International Organization for
Standardization (ISO) format country code for where your organization
is legally registered.
Note: If you do not want to enter a password for this SSL,
you can leave the Passphrase field blank. However, please understand
there might be additional risks.
Open the CSR in a text editor and copy all of the text.
Paste the full CSR into the SSL enrollment form in your account.