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CSR Generation Instructions- SonicWALL SSL Offloaders

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.

VeriSign recommends that you contact the SSL Offloader vendor for additional information.

Generate a Private Key and CSR

1. Create a directory called ‘C:\test’.
2. Launch “OpenSSL”.
3. Enter ‘genrsa -des3 -out c:\test\key.pem 1024’ to create a private key. SonicWALL
4. Enter in a passphrase to protect the key (at least six characters).
5. Enter the following command to create a certificate request:  
    
   ‘req –new –key c:\test\key.pem –out c:\test\req.pem –config openssl_config.txt 
   
6. Enter in all the required fields for the certificate you want to generate
7. You have just created a key pair and a CSR.
8. 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).
9. Go to Enrolment.

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.