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title: How to generate a CSR
description: "### **Plesk** 1. Login to Plesk control panel 2. Search for an option **SSL/TLS Certificates** 3. Click on **Add SSL/TLS Certificate** Here you will need to type in the information. For example: ***Certificate name** – Domain name* ***Bits** – 2048*…"
url: "https://www.fluccs.com.au/help/ssl/generate-csr/"
updated: "2025-02-04"
category: SSL Certificates
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# How to generate a CSR

### **Plesk**

1. Login to Plesk control panel

2. Search for an option **SSL/TLS Certificates**

3. Click on **Add SSL/TLS Certificate**

Here you will need to type in the information. For example:
 ***Certificate name** – Domain name*
 ***Bits** – 2048*
 ***Country***
 ***State or province***
 ***Location (city)***
 ***Organization name (company)***
 ***Organization department or division name***
 ***Domain name** – Make sure to include www. For example www.yourdomain.com.au*
 ***Email** - This must be a generic address such as admin@yourdomain.com.au, webmaster@yourdomain.com.au, postmaster@yourdomain.com.au. If one of these does not exist, you will have to create it.*

4. Make sure that above information is correct and then click on **Request**. Plesk will generate CSR and private keys, so make sure to copy these keys in safe location as you will need these keys for SSL installation.

 

### **cPanel**

1. Login to your cPanel control panel (*http://YOURDOMAIN.COM/cpanel)*

2. Under Security and click on **SSL/TLS**![Security section](https://www.fluccs.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Generate-CSR-1.jpg)

3. Click on **Generate** under **Certificate Signing Requests (CSR)**
 ![Create CSR](https://www.fluccs.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Generate-CSR-2.jpg)

4. Under **Generate a New Certificate Signing Request (CSR)**, enter the following information:
 - **Key**: select “Generate a new 2,048 bit key”
 - **Domain** - Your domain name.For single domain SSL it should be like *www.YOURDOMAIN.COM*For Wildcard SSL, which cover unlimited subdomains, it should be like **.YOURDOMAIN.COM*- **Country** - Enter the two-digit country code in which you organisation is located.
 - **State** - The state in which your organization is located. Do not use an abbreviation.
 - **City** - The city in which your organization is located.
 - **Company** - The legally registered name of your organization/company.
 - **Company Division** - The name of your department within the organization (frequently this entry will be listed as "IT," "Web Security," or is simply left blank).
 - **Email** - Your email address where the CSR will be sent.
 - **Passphrase:** Not require to order an SSL
 - **Description** - Add a description

5. Click the **Generate** button. The CSR will display in the window.
 The CSR always start with  **-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE REQUEST-----** and end with **-----END CERTIFICATE REQUEST-----**![CSR sample](https://www.fluccs.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Generate-CSR-3.jpg)