# openssl genrsa -des3 -out example.com.key 2048 Generating RSA private key, 2048 bit long modulus .....................................................................................+++ .................................................................................+++ e is 65537 (0x10001) Enter pass phrase for example.com.key: Verifying - Enter pass phrase for example.com.key: # openssl req -new -key example.com.key -out example.com.csr Enter pass phrase for example.com.key: You are about to be asked to enter information that will be incorporated into your certificate request. 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. ----- Country Name (2 letter code) [GB]:CN State or Province Name (full name) [Berkshire]:Guangdong Locality Name (eg, city) [Newbury]:Shenzhen Organization Name (eg, company) [My Company Ltd]:XXX CO.LTD., Organizational Unit Name (eg, section) []:Technical Support Center Common Name (eg, your name or your server's hostname) []:*.example.com Email Address []:webmaster@example.com Please enter the following 'extra' attributes to be sent with your certificate request A challenge password []: An optional company name []: