Generate CSR, Using OpenSSL

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To generate Certificate Signing Requests (CSRs) using OpenSSL, use the openssl request or openssl x509 commands, depending on your needs, as shown below;

Generate a CSR Using A Private Key

openssl req -out csr-name.csr -key private-key-name.key -new

Generate a CSR Using A x509 Certificate

openssl x509 -x509toreq -in certificate-name.crt -out csr-name.csr -signkey private-key-name.key

Generate a CSR Using and Generating A New Private Key

openssl req -out csr-name.csr -pubkey -new -keyout private-key-name.key

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To create a private key, see our Generate A Private Key article

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