Creating a Certificate Signing Request (CSR)

Steps

  1. Log on to the Windows or Linux machines with root or Administrator permissions.
  2. Open a Command Prompt or command shell.
  3. Enter the following openssl command:
    openssl req - sha256 -new -newkey rsa:2048 -keyout wcg.key - out wcg.csr

  4. There will be a series of questions. Answer each question and make note of the challenge password; it will be needed later in the process.

    The openssl command generates 2 files:

    • wcg.csr is the CSR that will be signed by the Certificate Authority to create the final certificate.
    • wcg.key is the private key.
  5. If you created the CSR on a Linux system, copy it to your Windows host with WinSCP or some other file transfer utility.