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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 company and website the certificate will be issued to:
  • Common Name – enter the FQDN (fully-qualified domain name) you want to secure. For example yourdomain.com.
  • Organization – enter the legal name of your company. For example Your company Plc.
  • Organizational unit – type the name of your department within the organization in charge of SSL management. For instance Web or IT.
  • 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

Copy the newly generated CSR and paste it into your order form and wait for the SSL files to arrive in your email inbox.