Help for Create Public Certificate Request
The Create Public Certificate Request page lets you begin the process adding a publically-signed certificate (one signed by a Certificate Authority, or CA) by creating a request for the new certificate. You need to send the request to the CA, who will respond with the new certificate. You can then add the certificate to the database using the Add a Signed Certificate to the Database function.
Once received, the IBM HTTP Server can use the publicly-signed certificate to support secure (HTTP-S) connections between the server and any network client.
Note: The SSL database must contain a CA certificate (sometimes referred to as a root certificate or root key) from the CA before you can add a certificate signed by the CA.
To create the certificate request, provide the requested information and select Submit.
Key Label | The name (label) that identifies the key and certificate in the database (for example, my public certificate). This value can be any text string up to 64 characters. |
Key Version | The version of the key (the recommended value is X509V3). This value is set by selecting one of the available key versions from the supplied drop-down list. |
Key Size | The size of the key. This value is set by selecting one of the available key sizes from the supplied drop-down list. |
Common Name | The name used to identify the system that owns the certificate. For example, the full host name of the system (for example, www.myserver.com). This value can be any text string up to 64 characters. |
Organization | A name used to identify the organization that owns the certificate. You can use any name to identify your organization, such as your company name (My Company Name). This value can be any text string up to 64 characters. |
Organizational Unit | (Optional) A name used to further identify the organization that owns the certificate, such as the department. You can use any name to identify your organizational unit, such as your department or division name. This value can be any text string up to 64 characters. |
Locality | (Optional) A name used to identify the location of the organization that owns the certificate. You can use any name, such as the name of your city or division. This value can be any text string up to 64 characters. |
State/Province | (Optional) The name of the state, province, or region of the organization that owns the certificate. This value can be any text string up to 64 characters. Note: some CAs require this field. |
Zip Code | (Optional) The zip code or postal code of the organization that owns the certificate. This value can be any text string up to 16 characters. |
Country | The name of the country of the organization that owns the certificate. This value is the two character country code (ISO format) of your country (for example, US for the United States). |
Certificates contain information that identifies the entity (authority) that issued and owns the certificate. The Common Name is the name of the authority (for example, your company). The Organization and Organizational Unit are used to provide more information about the certificate owner. The Locality, State/Province, Zip Code, and Country are used to identify the location of the certificate owner.
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Click this button to create the request for the publicly-signed certificate, which you then forward to the CA in order to obtain the certificate. The Public Certificate Request page is displayed, which provides the request you will need to send to the CA in order to obtain your certificate. The displayed request is encrypted and encoded (forward the exact data to the CA). |
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Click this button to clear all input fields on the page. |
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Click this button to cancel creating a new publicly-signed certificate request and return to the Edit SSL Database page. |