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Before ordering an SSL certificate, it is necessary to first generate a CSR (Certificate Signing Request) on the server on which your domain resides. A CSR is not a piece of software, but rather just a body of text. Your CSR will contain encoded information specific to your company and domain name. This information is known as a Distinguished Name or DN.
In the DN for most servers are the following fields:
- Country Name
- State or Province Name
- Locality Name
- Organisation Name
- Organisational Unit Name
- Common Name
Should you wish to acquire a certificate independently, Hetzner can generate and provide you with the CSR.
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