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CSR Generation for Lotus Domino 5.x

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 Lotus Domino Server vendor for additional information. 

Generate a Private Key and Certificate Signing Request

1. Launch the Domino Administration client.
2. Select File-Open Server and select the Domino server you wish to administer.
3. Click on the file tab.
4. Double click on Server Certificate Administration database (certsrv.nsf).
5. From the administration panel, click on System Databases and choose Open Domino Server Certificate Administration (CERTSRV.NSF) on the local machine.
6. Click on Create Key Ring.
7. Enter a name for the key ring file in the Key Ring File Name field.
8. Enter a password for the server key ring file in the Key Ring Password field. (Password is an alphanumeric set of characters which protects the key ring from unauthorised use. The password is case sensitive. Specify at least 12 alphanumeric characters for the password.)
9. Specify the components of your server's distinguishing name.
10. Click on Create Key Ring.
11. After you read the information about the key ring file and distinguished server name, click on OK.
12. Click on Create Certificate Request.
13. If you wish to log information about this request in the Server Certificate Administration application, select yes in the Log Certificate Request field.
14. Click on Create Certificate Request.
15. Enter the password of the key ring file specified in step 8. You have just created a key pair and a CSR.
16. 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).
17. Go to your MPKI for SSL enrolment pages. (Your administrator will provide you with this URL.)

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.