How do you generate a CSR with subject alternative names?
To create a Certificate Signing Request (CSR) and key file for a Subject Alternative Name (SAN) certificate with multiple subject alternate names, complete the following procedure: Create an OpenSSL configuration file (text file) on the local computer by editing the fields to the company requirements.
How do I create a CSR for multiple domains?
Creating a multi-domain (SAN) SSL certificate signing request
- Use SSH to log in to the QRadar® Console.
- Create and save a sancert.conf configuration file containing the following information:
- Generate a private key and public certificate signing request (CSR) pair by using the following command:
What does OU mean in certificate?
Organizational Unit
OU stands for Organizational Unit, this is a field in the Subject information in an SSL certificate. The Subject part of a certificate contains information about the organization to which the certificate has been issued, in case of certificates with company data (organization and extensive validation).
Do you need 2 ou names for CSR?
While generating a CSR we are required to fill in several details like CN, OU, etc. The problem is that the Certifying Authority to which I have to send my CSR wants 2 OU (Organizational Unit) Names. I googled a lot but couldn’t find anything using either openssl or java keytool by which I can specify 2 OU Names.
How to generate CSR with alternative names in OpenSSL?
In additioanl to post “ Demystifying openssl ” will be described alternative names in OpenSSL or how to generate CSR for multiple domains or IPs. What is a CSR (Certificate Signing Request)? 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.
How to create a CSR and key file for a San certificate?
Run the following commands to create the Certificate Signing Request (CSR) and a new Key file: openssl req -new -out company_san.csr -newkey rsa:2048 -nodes -sha256 -keyout company_san.key.temp -config req.conf Run the following command to verify the Certificate Signing Request: openssl req -text -noout -verify -in company_san.csr
Is it possible to generate CSR without CN?
The current CSR generation guide will help you to generate a Certificate Signing Request (CSR) without a mandatory common name (CN) using Nginx (OpenSSL). The CSR without CN is a must rule to generate GoGetSSL™ Public IP SAN. That is a very custom product allowing to protect public IP addresses with the domain validation process.