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Author: Sergiu Rosca

Sergiu Rosca is the core web developer behind SSL Dragon. He manages the technical infrastructure, platform performance, and backend integrations that keep the site running smoothly and securely. At SSL Dragon, Sergiu shares practical insights on web development, site optimization, and technical troubleshooting.

Tutorials reviewed by Sergiu Rosca

How to Generate a CSR on pfSense

This guide shows you how to generate a CSR (Certificate Signing Request) on a pfSense firewall using the web GUI. You will create the request under System > Certificates, fill in your organization details and any SAN entries, and then export the encoded CSR to submit to your Certificate Authority. The matching private key is […]

Generate a CSR on Palo Alto Networks

This guide shows you how to generate a CSR (Certificate Signing Request) on a Palo Alto Networks firewall running PAN-OS. You create the request in the web interface under Device > Certificate Management > Certificates, set Signed By to External Authority (CSR), then export the request to send to your Certificate Authority. The private key […]

How to Generate a CSR in NetScaler

This guide shows you how to generate a CSR (Certificate Signing Request) on NetScaler, the load balancer and application delivery controller formerly sold as Citrix ADC. You will create an RSA private key, build the CSR with the matching Distinguished Name and Subject Alternative Name entries, copy the encoded request, and send it to your […]

How to Generate a CSR on Juniper (J-Web SRX)

This guide shows you how to generate a CSR (Certificate Signing Request) on Juniper through the J-Web interface on a Junos SRX device. J-Web builds the CSR and stores the matching private key on the SRX itself, so the request must be generated on the same appliance that will serve the certificate. The flow below […]

How to Generate a CSR on FortiGate

This guide shows you how to generate a CSR (Certificate Signing Request) on a Fortinet FortiGate firewall running FortiOS. You create the request in the web interface under System > Certificates > Create/Import > Generate CSR, fill in your organization details, then download the CSR file to send to your Certificate Authority. The private key […]

How to Generate a CSR on Cisco ASA 5500 Series

This tutorial covers two ways to generate a CSR (Certificate Signing Request) on a Cisco ASA appliance: through the ASDM graphical interface and through the CLI. Both methods create an RSA key pair and a CSR that you submit to your Certificate Authority (CA) during the SSL order process.

How to Generate a CSR on Citrix Access Gateway 5.0 (Legacy)

This tutorial shows you how to generate a CSR (Certificate Signing Request) on Citrix Access Gateway 5.0 using the Access Gateway Management Console. Important: Citrix Access Gateway 5.0 is end of life. Citrix retired the standalone Access Gateway line years ago, and remote-access workloads now run on NetScaler Gateway (previously branded Citrix Gateway, and part […]

How to Generate a CSR on Radware Alteon (WBM and CLI)

This guide shows you how to generate a CSR (Certificate Signing Request) on a Radware Alteon application delivery controller, using either the Web Based Management (WBM) console or the command-line interface (CLI). When Alteon builds the request, it also creates the matching private key inside the device’s certificate repository. That key never leaves the appliance […]

How to Generate a CSR on FileZilla Server

This tutorial shows you how to generate a CSR for FileZilla Server. Start with the part that saves the most time: FileZilla Server cannot create a Certificate Signing Request. There is no button for it anywhere in the administration interface, in any version. The server can generate a self-signed certificate, fetch one automatically from Let’s […]

How to Generate a CSR on Titan SFTP Server

This tutorial shows you how to generate a CSR on Titan SFTP Server. How you reach the certificate tools depends on which administration console your installation uses, and this is the detail worth getting right before you start. Recent releases (the NextGen line) manage certificates from a browser-based Administrator Console that you open at an […]