Generating a Certificate Signing Request (CSR)
The first part of enrolling for your SSL Certificate is
to generate a Certificate Signing Request (CSR). CSR generation is wholly dependent
on the software you use on your webserver. For guidance in generating a CSR, select
your webserver software from the list opposite after reading the following general points:
General Points to remember before creating your CSR:
- The Common Name field should be the Fully Qualified
Domain Name (FQDN) of the web address for which you plan to use your
Certificate. For example, an SSL Certificate issued for yourdomain.nhs.uk
will not be valid for www.yourdomain.nhs.uk. If the web address to
be used for SSL is www.yourdomain.nhs.uk, ensure that the Common Name
submitted in the CSR is www.yourdomain.nhs.uk
Alternatively, if you are ordering a wildcard certificate, you may generate a CSR
with the Common Name: *.yourdomain.nhs.uk (using an asterisk at the
beginning to support mutiple subdomains e.g. secure.yourdomain.nhs.uk
private.yourdomain.nhs.uk etc.)
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These SSL Certificates are compatible with almost all popular webserver software.
If your software does not appear on the list, please contact support@trustis.com with full details of your
software and we will contact you with further instructions.
Please note that, in order to meet current best practice,
the keypair in the CSR must be at least 2048 bits. |
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Please contact the help desk for all enquiries
relating to NHS Registration Procedures
email: nhs-ssl@trustis.com |
Please use Trustis
online help for technical guidance relating to applying for and using Trustis
FPS Healthcare certificates
email: support@trustis.com |
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This document is licensed for use only in conjunction with the use of Trustis Limited
Trust Services |
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