How to Generate a CSR on SurgeMail

In this step-by-step tutorial, we will show you how to generate a CSR on SurgeMail.

Just follow the steps below:

1. Navigate to the Globals page in the Web Admin.
2. Click SSL Certificates Configure.
3. Click the New CSR button to start generating your CSR, a private key, and a temporary unsigned certificate.
4. Next, fill in the details for the organization and the mail host the certificate will be issued to:

• Common Name – enter the FQDN clients will use (e.g., mail.yourdomain.com or yourdomain.com)
• Organization – enter the legal name of your company. For example Your company Plc.
• Organizational unit – leave this field blank, it’s now deprecated.
• City/Locality – specify the city where your company is registered.
• State/Province – specify the state where your company is headquartered.
• Country – enter the two-letter ISO code of your country.

Open the CSR and copy all of it, including the lines: —–BEGIN CERTIFICATE REQUEST—– … —–END CERTIFICATE REQUEST—–
Paste this into your CA’s order form.