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How to generate CSR (Certificate Signing Request) and key Code for the domain

What is a CSR? A CSR code ( Certificate Signing Request )  is a block of encoded text  and an essential part of the SSL activation process  that you submit to a Certificate Authority when applying for an SSL Certificate .  It is typically generated on the server where the Certificate will be installed and should contain information about your website and business which will then be encoded into the Certificate. As per my past experience, you can also generate this information on any computer machine (preferably Linux or WSL). CSR generation instructions Before we can issue your SSL Certificate, the certificate requester must create a Certificate Signing Request (CSR) for a domain name or hostname on your web server. The CSR is a standardized way to send the issuing Certificate Authority (CA) your public key, which is paired with a secret private key on the server, and provides relevant information about the requester as indicated below: In order to generate the CSR, ...