How to generate a SSL Certificate Signing Request (CSR)

How to generate a SSL Certificate Signing Request (CSR)

Log in to your VPS or Dedicated Server

Open the IIS Mangager

Right Click on your website and choose Properties

Click on the Directory Security tab and then click on Server Certificate

Click Next to proceed

Choose Create a new certificate and click Next to proceed

Choose Prepare the request now, but send it later and click Next to proceed

Enter the exact domain name that you wish to secure and click Next to proceed

Enter the Company Name and Unit that you wish displayed and click Next to proceed

Enter the EXACT domain name that you wish secured and click Next to proceed

Enter your State and City (not abbreviated) and click Next to proceed

Save your CSR as "C:\certreq - domainname.txt" and click Next to proceed

Verify that your information is correct and click Next to proceed

Click Finish to complete your CSR request

Navigate to C:\ and open the .txt file you created.  The highlighted text is your CSR.