Certificate Signing Request (CSR) Generation Instructions for Microsoft Exchange 2010

Apr 20, 2023

To generate a CSR for Microsoft Exchange 2010, use the Exchange Certificate Wizard and perform the following steps:

Select Server Configuration in the left menu, and then New Exchange Certificate from the actions menu on the right.
When prompted for a friendly name , enter a name by which you can easily remember and identify this certificate. This name is used for identification only and does not form part of the CSR.
Under Domain Scope , leave the option to Enable wild card certificate unchecked and click Next .
NOTE: If you are requesting a Wildcard Certificate , select this option, click Next , and proceed to Step 8 .
In the Exchange Configuration menu , select the services that will be secured, and enter the URLs used to connect to those services.
Click Next .
In the Certificate Domains section, Exchange 2010 will provide a list of domains to include in your certificate request.
NOTE: Symantec enrollment pages will only recognize the URL that you Set as common name . It is recommended that you delete / remove the other URLs in this list. You will need to manually enter these URLs as Subject Alternative Names (SANs) when enrolling for the certificate
Click Next .
In the Organization and Location section, please provide the following information:

Organization: If your company or department has an &, @, or any other symbol using the shift key in its name, you must spell out the symbol or omit it to enroll, for example: XY & Z Corporation would be XYZ Corporation or XY and Z Corporation.
Organizational unit: This field is the name of the department or organization unit making the request.
Country/region: Use the two-letter code without punctuation for country, for example: US or CA.
City/locality: The Locality field is the city or town name, for example: Berkeley.
State/province: Spell out the state completely; do not abbreviate the state or province name, for example: California.

Click Next .
Click Browse to save the CSR to your computer as a .req file, then click Save.
Click Next > New > Finish .
You will now be able to open the CSR with notepad. Copy everything from the first - of the BEGIN line right through to the last - of the END line into the online order form.

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