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SSL Certificates Support
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CSR Generation Instructions- Microsoft IIS 5.0
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
- Under Administrative
Tools, open
Internet Services Manager.
- Open the properties
window by right-clicking
on the name of the Web site you wish to secure.
- Click the Directory Security tab.
- Click Server Certificate in the Secure communications section.
If you have not used this option before the Edit button will not be
active.
- Select Create a new certificate
- Select
Prepare the request now, but send it later. VeriSign only accepts CSRs
through the enrolment process forms. We do not accept CSRs via email.
- Complete the information requested by the IIS Certificate Wizard to
create a private key that is stored locally on your server and a public
key (the Certificate Signing Request) that you will use during the enrolment
process. You have now created a public/private key pair. See Terms
Defined if you have questions about any of the information requested.
- Click Finish to exit the IIS Certificate Wizard. A CSR file
has been generated.
- Go to Enrolment.
- 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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