Elements of a CSR

Overview

A Certificate Signing Request (CSR) is the block of information you give to a certificate authority so they can issue your SSL certificate. This article explains what each field on the Everleap CSR form means.

Where to find the form

Log in to the Everleap Control Panel at cp.everleap.com.
From the top menu click Services, then SSL Certificates.
In the Create CSR panel, click the Create CSR button.

The Create Certificate Signing Request form showing the Common Name, Organization / Name, Organization Unit, City / Locality, State / Province and Country fields and the Submit CSR Information button

The fields

Field	What to enter
Common Name (required)	The domain name that you wish to secure with HTTPS.
Organization / Name	The name of your company.
Organization Unit	The name of the department ordering the SSL Certificate. Example: IT Department
City / Locality	The city or the location the company is located.
State / Province	The state or province the company is located.
Country	The country where the company is located. Choose from the dropdown.

Choosing the right Common Name

The common name must match exactly what visitors type in the address bar.

To secure only www.YourHostedDomainName.com, enter www.YourHostedDomainName.com.
To secure only YourHostedDomainName.com, enter YourHostedDomainName.com.
To secure unlimited subdomains, use a wildcard: *.YourHostedDomainName.com.

Note: On the initial CSR generation, you can only enter one common name. Some SSL vendors can enter additional domain names during the SSL purchase process. Contact the SSL vendor for more information on purchasing multi domain SSL.

Verify It Worked

After clicking Submit CSR Information the Control Panel confirms CSR successfully created and displays the CSR itself, ready to copy and give to your certificate authority. The request also appears in the SSL Certificates list with a status of Requested.

Article ID: 1296, Created: 6/5/2014 at 6:56 PM, Modified: 8/15/2026 at 9:13 PM