Certificate Signing Request
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| − | A '''Certificate Signing Request''' ('''CSR''') file contains a public key, along with some metadata which typically includes an organization name, domain name, etc. | + | A '''Certificate Signing Request''' ('''CSR''') is a file that contains a public key, along with some metadata which typically includes an organization name, domain name, etc. |
| − | A CSR file | + | A CSR file is intended to be sent to a certificate authority, who can then (after performing any required validation of the sender's identity) generate and send back a signed [[X.509 certificate|certificate]]. Note that the certificate authority does not need to know the certificate's [[RSA private key|private key]]. |
| − | The CSR | + | The most common CSR format is [[PKCS10]]. |
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* [[Wikipedia:Certificate signing request|Wikipedia: Certificate signing request]] | * [[Wikipedia:Certificate signing request|Wikipedia: Certificate signing request]] | ||
Latest revision as of 01:41, 25 January 2014
A Certificate Signing Request (CSR) is a file that contains a public key, along with some metadata which typically includes an organization name, domain name, etc.
A CSR file is intended to be sent to a certificate authority, who can then (after performing any required validation of the sender's identity) generate and send back a signed certificate. Note that the certificate authority does not need to know the certificate's private key.
The most common CSR format is PKCS10.
