{"id":9972,"date":"2021-03-08T11:25:42","date_gmt":"2021-03-08T11:25:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/?p=9972"},"modified":"2022-02-18T12:57:32","modified_gmt":"2022-02-18T12:57:32","slug":"generate-csr-private-key-plesk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/generate-csr-private-key-plesk\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Generate CSR and Private Key Using Plesk Panel?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Watch this video for a step by step process on how to Generate CSR and Private key Using Plesk Panel<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-video\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/a_nS7btb6RU\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>It is possible to generate a customized CSR and private key with Plesk. All you have to do is give some of the details regarding your domain to a certification authority who issues a certificate for you.<\/p>\n<h2>To Generate CSR and Private Key in Plesk<\/h2>\n<p>1. Log in to the <strong>Plesk<\/strong> account.<\/p>\n<p>2. Go to <strong>Websites &amp; Domains<\/strong> and click on <strong>SSL\/TLS Certificates<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10789\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/ssl_domain.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1365\" height=\"655\"><\/p>\n<p>3. Click on <strong>Advanced Settings<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10790\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/adv_set.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1125\" height=\"176\"><\/p>\n<p>4. Proceed by clicking on <strong>Add SSL\/TLS Certificate<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10791\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/add_ssl.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"873\" height=\"222\"><\/p>\n<p>5. Type a name for your SSL certificate in the <strong>Certificate name<\/strong> field. Fill in appropriate details in the form as shown in the screenshot. Once done, click on <strong>Request<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10792\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fields.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"724\" height=\"415\"><\/p>\n<p>Click on&nbsp;your SSL certificate.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12232\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/ssl_list-min.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1128\" height=\"175\"><\/p>\n<p>Scroll down and see the generated <strong>CSR<\/strong> and <strong>Private key<\/strong>. They would look like this:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10793\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/csr.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"648\" height=\"606\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10794\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/private_key.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"410\" height=\"832\"><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">You can opt for the&nbsp;<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Self-Signed<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">&nbsp;option, where you verify the identity of your site. 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