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CSR Generation for IBM Websphere 5.1

To generate a CSR, you need to create a key pair for your server. These two items comprise a digital certificate key pair and cannot be separated. If you lose your public/private key file or your password and generate a new one, your SSL Certificate will no longer match. You will have to request a new SSL Certificate from your Managed PKI for SSL Administrator.

VeriSign recommends that you contact the IBM Websphere 5.1 vendor for additional information. 

Generate a Private Key Pair

1. Start the key management utility (iKeyman)
2. Open the key database file from which you want to generate the request.
3. Enter the password, and then click on OK.
4. Click on Create > New Certificate Request. The Create New Key and Certificate Request window opens.
5. Enter a Key Label, a Common Name and Organisation, and then select a Country.
6. Select the default value, enter a value, or select new values in the remaining fields. (The common name (CN) must be valid in the configured user registry for the secured Websphere environment.)
7. Enter a name for the file, for example, certreq.arm, and then click on OK.
8. Go to your MPKI for SSL enrolment pages. (Your administrator will provide you with this URL.)
9. To copy and paste the information into the enrolment form, open the file in a text editor that does not add extra characters (Notepad or VI are recommended).

Terms Defined

Common Name

The Common Name is the Host + Domain Name. It looks like "www.company.co.uk" or "company.co.uk".

VeriSign certificates can only be used on Web servers using the Common Name specified during enrolment. For example, a certificate for the domain "domain.co.uk" will receive a warning if accessing a site named "www.domain.co.uk" or "secure.domain.co.uk", because "www.domain.co.uk" and "secure.domain.co.uk" are different from "domain.co.uk".

Organisation Information

• If your company or department has an &, @, or any other symbol using the shift key in its name, you must spell out the symbol or omit it to enrol.
• The “Org Unit” field is the name of the department or organisation unit making the request.
• The Locality field is the city or town name, for example: Guildford.
• Do not abbreviate the county name, for example: Surrey.
• Use the two-letter code without punctuation for country, for example: GB.

Contact Information

Your Managed PKI for SSL Administrator will be responsible for issuing the certificate to you after your enrolment has been completed. Please contact them for assistance.