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SSL Certificates Support
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CSR Generation Instructions- IBM WebSphere 5.1 Server
To generate a CSR, you will need to create a key pair
for your server. These two items are 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 and may be charged.
Generate a Private Key Pair
- Start the key management utility (iKeyman)
- Open the key database file from which you want to generate
the request.
- Enter the password, and then click OK.
- Click Create > New Certificate Request. The Create New Key
and Certificate Request window opens.
- Enter a Key Label, a Common Name, and Organisation, and then select a Country.
- 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.)
- Enter a name for the file, for example, certreq.arm, and then click OK.
- Go to: http://www.verisign.com/products-services/security-services/ssl/index.html.
Select the correct VeriSign SSL Certificate product.
- 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
During the verification
process, VeriSign may need to contact your organisation. Be sure to
provide an email address, phone number, and fax number that will be
checked and responded to quickly. These fields are not part of the certificate.
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