The steps to add the SSL to a website are as follows.
1) We need to request for the CSR (Certificate Signing Request) from where our website is hosted.
What is a CSR?
A CSR or Certificate Signing request is a block of encoded text that is given to a Certificate Authority when applying for an SSL Certificate. It is usually generated on the server where the certificate will be installed.
2) Once requested you need to provide the below mention details.
Common Name (Domain Name)
Organization Name
Organizational Unit (Department)
City/Locality
State/County/Region
Country
Email address
Once done they will provide you with the CSR
CSR Format Example
Note*- When you are trying to generate the SSL Certificate copy all the CSR including the -----BEGIN CERTIFICATE REQUEST----- & -----END CERTIFICATE REQUEST-----
3) Now you can go and get the SSL for your website from SSL providers like
and use the CSR to generate your SSL.
1) We need to request for the CSR (Certificate Signing Request) from where our website is hosted.
What is a CSR?
A CSR or Certificate Signing request is a block of encoded text that is given to a Certificate Authority when applying for an SSL Certificate. It is usually generated on the server where the certificate will be installed.
2) Once requested you need to provide the below mention details.
Common Name (Domain Name)
Organization Name
Organizational Unit (Department)
City/Locality
State/County/Region
Country
Email address
Once done they will provide you with the CSR
CSR Format Example
-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE REQUEST-----
MLLByjCCATMCAQAwgYkxCzAJBgNVBAYTAlVTMRMwEQYDVQQIEwpDYWxpZm9ybmlh
Q0uA0aVog3f5iJxCa3Hp5gxbJQ6zV6kJ0TYsuaaOhEko9sdpCoPOnRBm2i/XRD2D
8iNh8f8z0ShGsFqjDgFHyF3o+lUyj+UC6H1QE7bn
-----END CERTIFICATE REQUEST-----
Note*- When you are trying to generate the SSL Certificate copy all the CSR including the -----BEGIN CERTIFICATE REQUEST----- & -----END CERTIFICATE REQUEST-----
3) Now you can go and get the SSL for your website from SSL providers like
and use the CSR to generate your SSL.
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