Generate Certificate Signing Request

URL:: https://<sslCertificates-url>/<cert_name>/generateCSR
Methods:: GET
Required Capability:: Administrator
Version Introduced:: 10.8

Description

This operation generates a certificate signing request (CSR) for a self-signed certificate. A CSR is required by a CA to create a digitally signed version of your certificate.

Request parameters

Parameter	Description
`f`	The response format. The default response format is `html` . Values: `html` \| `json`

Example usage

Below is a sample request URL for generateCSR :

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https://machine.domain.com/webadaptor/admin/machines/MACHINE.DOMAIN.COM/sslcertificates/selfsignedcertificate/generateCSR?f=json

JSON Response example

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{
  "certificateSigningRequest": 	"-----BEGIN NEW CERTIFICATE REQUEST-----\r\n
  MIIBeDCB1gIBADA2MR3wHAYDVQQKExVTZWxmU4lnbmVkQ5VydGlmaWNhdGUxFzAVBgNVBAMTDkdS\r\n
  SUQyLkVTUkkuQ09NMIGfMA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBAQUAA4GNADCBiQKBgQDH9jNGP/ZPn75GIcs/uFi7\r\n
  Gqug1zutmsIVo9viUCLu+Wgd+lhrSuab3l0ar3QwM9CKp8AU01VxKMsSVcU6FjdgTmuf42cOhTEO\r\n
  8WOXqgW5PynJONaCq+9oRVCF3+XeTIHD78IN3lQvckRH7FI7iMyD+jb/P3P1xKRDhM/3ikMfJwID\r\n
  AQABoAAwDQYJKoZIhvcNAQEFBQADgYEAC29mmkXw+KSeDFlRW7Jq9EEUGmBWvKqAv61qg9UQ0JD8\r\n
  hroCMTKoANj5iWqfwW/hMFWkDcKdNqTziVqyZcs3HssU89+QCTmpHkuuM8jxrEf/iWLQh5Dr4Srv\r\n
  2hf4Bf0rIC4k8XgVs28MeOzuROusdL/1g+jo83SzP2FacteNNb0=\r\n
  -----END NEW CERTIFICATE REQUEST-----\r\n"
}