Certificate Signing Request

Creating a Certificate Signing Request

The first step in requesting a certificate from a Certificate Authority (CA) is usually creating what is called a Certificate Signing Request (CSR). Cerberus FTP Server 5.0 and higher allow you to easily create a CSR using a simple wizard. You can start the CSR Wizard by opening the Tools menu and selecting the Generate a CSR menu item.

Fill in all of the required fields for the CSR and then press the Generate button. After you select the Generate button a directory selection dialog will appear to allow you to specify a directory to save the private key and certificate signing request. You will need both of these files.

You will submit the CSR file to your CA and keep the private key file.  Once your CA has approved your CSR they will issue you a signed public certificate file.  This signed public certificate file from your CA and the private key file created during your certificate signing request together represent your server public and private key pair.

The final step involves assigning the signed public certificate file and private key file as your public key pair in the Security page of the Server Manager.