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Mar 23, 2016 - The following method uses the Windows tool certreq.exe and generates. Save your file with the appropriate name and.inf file extension, e.g.. Sep 26, 2018 - Certreq requires an.inf file to provide certificate information. Use Notepad to modify the following sample INF file according to your needs.
Contents. Certreq The following method uses the Windows tool certreq.exe and generates a Certificate Signing Request with SHA2. Windows Server 2008 Windows Server 2008 R2 Windows Vista Windows 7 Generating the Certificate Signing Request. Log in as an administrator. Open the MS-DOS cmd windows as an administrator. Enter notepad. This will open a simple text editor.
Here you can enter the parameters for your CSR:. CN = Domain name for the certificate, e.g. Domain.tld.domain.tld for wildcard domains. C = Your ISO country code (two characters), e.g. GB.
L = Your locality/city (in full), e.g. London. ST = Your state/province (in full), e.g. Middlesex. O = Your organisation, e.g. Your company LTD. OU = Your department, e.g.
Version Signature='$Windows NT§' New Request Subject = 'CN=domain.tld,O=Your company LTD,OU=IT,ST=Middlesex,L=London,C=GB' KeyLength = 2048 KeySpec = 1 Exportable = True ProviderName = 'Microsoft RSA SChannel Cryptographic Provider' HashAlgorithm = SHA256 MachineKeySet = True SMIME = False UseExistingKeySet = False RequestType = PKCS10 KeyUsage = 0xA0 Silent = True FriendlyName = 'Certificate SHA-256' EnhancedKeyUsageExtension OID=1.3.6.1.5.5.7.3.1. For additional subdomains (Subject Alternative Names - SAN) add the following. Certutil csr256.req Checking the CSR with an Online-Tool You can also use an online tool such as. Go to the website.
Paste your CSR here (starting with -BEGIN CERTIFCATE REQUEST- and ending with -END CERTIFICATE REQUEST-) and click 'Check'. There you can check wether all details are processed correctly. Installing the certificate.
Upload the CSR/the crs256.req file to your Certificate Authority to generate the certificate. After receiving your certificate you, copy it into the root directory c: and execute the following command. Certreq.exe -accept certificatename.cer. Your certificate is now installed.
Windows Server 2003 Windows Server 2003 R2 Windows XP Generating the Certificate Signing Request. Log in as an administrator. Open the MS-DOS cmd windows as an administrator. Enter notepad.
This will open a simple text editor. Here you can enter the parameters for your CSR:.
CN = Domain name for the certificate, e.g. Domain.tld.domain.tld for wildcard domains. C = Your ISO country code (two characters), e.g. GB. L = Your locality/city (in full), e.g. London. ST = Your state/province (in full), e.g.
Middlesex. O = Your organisation, e.g. Your company LTD. OU = Your department, e.g. Version Signature='$Windows NT§' New Request Subject = 'CN=icertificate.eu,O=icertificate GmbH,OU=IT,ST=Nordrhein-Westfalen,L=Bonn,C=DE' KeyLength = 2048 KeySpec = 1 Exportable = True ProviderName = 'Microsoft RSA SChannel Cryptographic Provider' HashAlgorithm = SHA256 MachineKeySet = True SMIME = False UseExistingKeySet = False RequestType = PKCS10 KeyUsage = 0xA0 Silent = True FriendlyName = 'Certificate SHA-256' EnhancedKeyUsageExtension OID=1.3.6.1.5.5.7.3.1. For additional subdomains (Subject Alternative Names - SAN) add the following. Certutil csr256.req Checking the CSR with an Online-Tool You can also use an online tool such as.
Go to the website. Paste your CSR here (starting with -BEGIN CERTIFCATE REQUEST- and ending with -END CERTIFICATE REQUEST-) and click 'Check'. There you can check wether all details are processed correctly. Installing the certificate. Upload the CSR/the crs256.req file to your Certificate Authority to generate the certificate. After receiving your certificate you, copy it into the root directory c: and execute the following command.
CSR Generation: Using certreq (Windows) This article is for administrators who prefer the command shell!