How to Generate a CSR for cPanel

Overview

In this guide, you will learn how to generate a Certificate Signing Request (CSR) in cPanel.
A CSR is a crucial step required to obtain an SSL certificate, ensuring secure and encrypted communications between a web server and a browser.

What is a CSR?

A Certificate Signing Request (CSR) is a block of encoded text containing important information about:

• The organization requesting the SSL certificate.
• The domain name that will be secured.

The CSR is submitted to a Certificate Authority (CA), which uses the information to issue your SSL certificate.

Steps to Generate a CSR in cPanel

1. Log in to your cPanel account.
2. On the cPanel homepage, navigate to the Security section and click on SSL/TLS.
3. Under the Certificate Signing Requests (CSR) section, click on Generate, view, upload, or delete SSL certificate signing requests.
4. Fill out the CSR Request Form, including:
   • Domain name (e.g., yourdomain.com)
   • City
   • State
   • Country
   • Company Name
   • Company Division (optional)
   • Email address
   • Password (optional)
5. Click Create.
6. After creation, a text box containing the Encoded Certificate Signing Request will appear.
7. Copy all the text, including the lines:
   scss—–BEGIN CERTIFICATE REQUEST—– (your encoded data) —–END CERTIFICATE REQUEST—–
8. Save the CSR, as you will need it to submit to your SSL provider.