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]: Ohio
Locality Name (eg, city) [Newbury]: Cincinnati
Organization Name (eg, company) [My Company Ltd]: Industrial Press, Inc.
Organizational Unit Name (eg, section) []: IT
Common Name (eg, your name or your server??™s hostname)
[]: www.industrialpressinc.com
Email Address []: webmaster@industrialpressinc.com
The generation process in this example places all files in the proper place. All you need to do is
restart your Web server and add https instead of http in front of your URL. Don??™t forget that
you??™ll get a certificate validation message from your Web browser, which you can safely ignore.
Restarting Your Web Server
By now you??™ve probably noticed that your Web server requires you to enter your certificate
password every time it is started. This is to prevent someone from breaking into your server
and stealing your private key. Should this happen, you are safe in the knowledge that the private
key is a jumbled mess.
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