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Website Pro 3.x

By Digi-Sign
Created Feb 18 2008 - 15:37
Important Note:

Effective 1 January 2011, we will no longer support any Certificate Signing Request [CSR] generated with a 1024 bit key. This is because NIST, PKIX, WebTrust and other respective security standards no longer consider the 1024 bit key size as secure. Read more > [1]

Instructions

A CSR is a file containing your certificate application information, including your Public Key. Generate your CSR and then copy and paste the CSR file into the web form in the enrollment process.

Generate keys and Certificate Signing Request:

  • Open Website Server Properties and select Key Ring


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  • Select New Key Pair and follow the wizard:


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  • Ensure all the details you enter are correct.
  • When you have completed the wizard select Done, do not select the box to choose a Certification Authority.


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  • When enrolling for a Certificate locate the CSR file and copy/paste the Certificate Request text into the CSR box. Complete the online enrolment process


Source URL: http://www2.digi-sign.com/support/digi-ssl/website

Links:
[1] http://www2.digi-sign.com/about/announcements/2048