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Get a free SSL Certificate for your Lab Environment - 1. Generate a Certificate Signing Request (CSR)
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1. Generate a Certificate Signing Request (CSR)
In this example, we'll be using the Digicert certificate utility to create a CSR to get a certificate for a test Exchange server in our home lab.
You should generate the CSR on the same server that you want to install the SSL certificate on
Download the Digicert Certificate Utility
https://www.digicert.com/util
Extract the zip file and run DigiCertUtil.exe
Accept the license agreement
Create CSR
Enter the details for your certificate
This example is for an Exchange server certificate but depending on what services you are using the common name and subject alternative names will be different
Certificate Type: SSL
Common name: mail.techlabs.cloud
Subject Alternative Names:
mail.techlabs.cloud
autodiscover.techlabs.cloud
tl-exch.techlabs.cloud
Organization: Tech Labs
Department: Information Technology
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
After you've entered the details for the certificate - click Generate
Save to file
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