At this point, it is time to start adding some identifying information to the certificate that the thirdparty
source will later validate. Before you can do this, you must unlock the private key you just
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created. Do so by typing the password you typed for your passphrase. Then enter information as
you are prompted. An example of a session for adding information for your certificate is shown here:
Enter pass phrase for /etc/httpd/conf/ssl.key/server.key:
You are about to be asked to enter information that will be incorporated
into your certificate request.
What you are about to enter is what is called
a Distinguished Name or a DN.
There are quite a few fields but you can leave some blank
For some fields there will be a default value,
If you enter ???.??™, the field will be left blank.
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Country Name (2 letter code) [GB]: US
State or Province Name (full name) [Berkshire]: Connecticut
Locality Name (eg, city) [Newbury]: Mystic
Organization Name (eg, company) [My Company Ltd]: Acme Marina, Inc.
Organizational Unit Name (eg, section) []: InfoTech
Common Name (eg, your name or your server??™s hostname) []: www.acmemarina.com
Email Address []: webmaster@acmemarina.com
To complete the process, you will be asked if you want to add any extra attributes to your certificate.
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