| Zeus
Web Server 3 |
| Generate a Certificate Signing
Request — CSR |
Follow these instructions to generate a CSR for your Web site. When you have completed this process, click the
Close button above to close this window and continue to the next step.
Please note that the following assumes you have already created a virtual web to be SSL-enabled. Please refer to the ZEUS documentation
Security Configuration / Enabling SSL located at:
http://www.zeus.co.uk/extra/docsystem/
- Select the Web icon from the Admin Server control panel.
- Select SSL Configuration. On the Edit Server panel, choose SSL ON to enable
SSL.
- Select SSL Quick Setup to begin creating your Private Key and Certificate Signing Request.
- Enter the full path for your Private Key file under Generate Your Private
Key, select key size. We recommend 1024.
- Enter the Distinguished Name Field information under Create a Certificate Request. When creating a CSR you must follow these conventions.
The following characters cannot be accepted: < > ~ ! @ # $ % ^ * / \ ( ) ? . , &
Distinguished
Name Field |
Explanation |
Example |
| Common Name |
The fully
qualified domain name for your web server. This must be an
exact match. |
If you intend
to secure the URL https://www.supralink.com/,
then your CSR's common name
must be www.supralink.com. |
| Organization |
The exact
legal name of your organization. Do not abbreviate your
organization name. |
SupraLink |
| Organization
Unit |
Section of
the organization. |
Marketing |
| City or
Locality |
The
city where your organization is legally located. |
Montréal |
| State or
Province |
The state or
province where your organization is legally located.
Cannot be abbreviated. |
Quebec |
| Country |
The
two-letter ISO abbreviation for your country. |
CA |
- Hit the Setup Server button and check the Verbose box to view progress.
The Private Key information and CSR contents will be presented.
- Copy this CSR text. Be sure to include the line
-----BEGIN NEW CERTIFICATE REQUEST----- and everything up to and including the
-----END NEW CERTIFICATE REQUEST----- lines.
- Cut and paste your CSR with a text editor, then Submit your
CSR to SupraLink - you will be asked to complete the agreement
and the enrollment form as well.
Additional instructions can be found on the ZEUS web
site.
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transactions, identity verification and authentication solutions to
the global web community. SupraLink ensures a new level of
e-business security — your first step toward leveraging the full
business potential of the Internet.
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