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Use the Certificate Requests → Server alternative in the left-side-menu.

Adding names

On the first page, you can first enter an optional friendly name for the certificate. The friendly name is only shown to the requester in certificate listings. It will not be seen by approvers/admins. We suggest you leave it blank, as the CN (the first "real" name entered) will be shown in that case.

You certificate and then add one or more names to be present in the certificate. The first name added will be the CN of the certificate, and all names added will be present as SAN DNS entries in the certificate. If you do The web interface talks about domains, but you are entering the full names you want in the certificate.

• Added www: If you do not uncheck the checkbox below the name, an additional name with "www." prepended will be added as SAN DNS.

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• 2025-01-13: The checkbox may be removed or default to disabled in the future.
• Wildcards: If you want a wildcard name for *.subdomain.example.org, add only that and not subdomain.example.org. You will get subdomain.example.org in the certificate too.

You can also use the Import feature to import names from a CSV file. There is a limit of 100 names in the certificate.

The friendly name is only shown to the requester in certificate listings. It will not be seen by approvers/admins. We suggest you leave it blank, as the CN (the first "real" name entered) will be shown in that case.

2025-03-04: Even if the web interface talks about "domains", it is asking for the full names you want in the certificate.

2025-01-13: The "Add www checkbox" may be removed or default to disabled in the future.

2025-01-13: No names for the certificate are picked up from the CSR you upload laterat the end of the request process. You have to add them at this stage.2025-01-13: This may be changed in the future.

You can also use the Import feature to import names from a CSV file. There is a limit of 100 names in the certificate.

Selecting certificate type

On the next page, select the certificate type:

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Confirm the choice of type and then confirm the information and accept the terms of use etc.

Submitting the CSR

On the Submit Request page, use Submit CSR manually to get a box to paste the CSR into. Accept the terms of use etc again and Submit the request.

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