CSR Support

Lotus Domino 4.6 and higher

Creating a Certificate Signing Request

1. Open Notes Workspace and choose the database you set up for your web server to enter the Server Certificate Administration application.

2. Select Create Key Ring.

Type your key ring file name

Type your key ring password

Confirm password by retyping it.

Warning: If you lose the key ring password, you must purchase a new certificate.

3.    When creating a CSR you must follow these conventions.

Enter the Distinguished Name Field information.

The following characters are not accepted: < > ~ ! @ # $ % ^ * / \ ( ) ?.  

Distinguished Name Field

Explanation

Example

Key Size

Bit length - determines key length

1024

Common Name (Server Host Name)

The fully qualified domain name for your web server. You will get a certificate name check warning if this is not an exact match.

If you intend to secure the URL https://secure.yourURL.com, then your CSR's Server Hostname must be secure.yourURL.com

Organization Name

The exact legal name of your organization. Do not abbreviate

IPS S.L.

Organizational Unit

Optional for additional organization information

Marketing

City or Locality

The city where your organization is located.

Atlanta

State or Province Name

The state or province where your organization is located. It cannot be abbreviated.

Georgia

Country Name

The two-letter ISO abbreviation for your country

US = United States

4. Click OK in the Key Ring Created dialog box.

5. Select Create Certificate Request.

Type your key ring file name

Type your password

Click Create Certificate Request

Note: Remember to back up your key pair file.

6. Submit your CSR to IPSCA.  

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