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Generating a Certificate Signing Request (CSR)

Note

The below mentioned process can be performed only after you have enabled SSL (Dedicated IP) Support for your website.

Additional Information

Enabling SSL (Dedicated IP) Support for your website

You can generate a Certificate Signing Request (CSR) from your Control Panel provided by Sea Bird Solutions.

To Generate a Certificate Signing Request (CSR)

cPanel Linux Web Hosting Packages

If you have purchased a cPanel Linux Web Hosting package with Sea Bird Solutions, then follow the below mentioned process:

  1. Login to your Control Panel, Search for the domain name for which you have purchased this Hosting Order and go to the Order Information view. 1

  2. Click the Manage Web Hosting link.

  3. Click the SSL/TLS Manager under Security. 2

Plesk Windows Web Hosting Packages 3

Linux, Windows Web Hosting Packages

If you have purchased a Linux or Windows Web Hosting package with Sea Bird Solutions, then follow the below mentioned process:

  1. Login to your Control Panel, Search for the domain name for which you have purchased this Hosting Order and go to the Order Information view. 4

  2. Click the Manage Web Hosting link.

  3. In the Menu, point to Manage Website and then click SSL Manager.

  4. Click the Generate icon.

  5. Provide the following details for your certificate:

    • Common Name

    • Email Address

    • Organization Name

    • Organization Unit

    • Country

    • State

    • City

  6. Next, choose from the drop-down if you wish to generate only the CSR, or a Self Signed Certificate as well.

    Note

    If you are planning to buy a Digital Certificate, you should choose to generate only a CSR.

  7. Click Generate Certificate.

    This will generate the CSR for you. In order to view or take a backup the CSR you have just generated, click Download on the succeeding page.

Note

In order to complete the action in case of Linux Hosting, the Web Server needs to be restarted. Random restarts affect other services running on the Server. In order to avoid this, the Server has been scheduled to restart at intervals of 20 minutes. Hence, the process might take upto 20 minutes for completion.

  1. 1. Instructions to Login and reach the Order Information view
  2. 2. Instructions for Generating a Certificate Signing Request (CSR) through the cPanel SSL/TLS Manager
  3. 3. Securing Online Transactions on Your Site With SSL Encryption on Page 64 of the Plesk Panel Guide
  4. 4. Instructions to Login and reach the Order Information view