# Godaddy-CPanel: Generate a CSR

## Generate a CSR (Certificate Signing Request) for my cPanel hosting

You can generate a Certificate Signing Request (CSR) in the cPanel account after your domain is pointing to the hosting product.

1. Go to your GoDaddy [product page](https://account.godaddy.com/products/).
2. Under **Web Hosting**, next to the Linux Hosting account you want to use, click **Manage**.<br>

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3. In the account **Dashboard**, click **cPanel Admin**.
4. In the cPanel Home page, in the **Security** section, click **SSL/TLS**.
5. Under **Certificate Signing Requests (CSR)**, click **Generate, view, or delete SSL certificate signing requests**.
6. Complete the fields in the **Generate a New Certificate Signing Request (CSR)** section.

| Field       | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| ----------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Key**     | Detailed description.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| **Domains** | <p>The fully-qualified domain name, or URL, you want to secure.<br><em>Note:</em> If you are requesting a Wildcard certificate, add an asterisk (\*) to the left of the common name where you want the wildcard, for example \*.coolexample.com.</p> |
| **City**    | Name of the city where your organization is registered/located. Do not abbreviate.                                                                                                                                                                   |
| **State**   | Name of the state where your organization is located. Do not abbreviate.                                                                                                                                                                             |
| **Country** | The two-letter International Organization for Standardization (ISO) format [country code](http://www.iso.org/iso/home/standards/country_codes/iso-3166-1_decoding_table.htm) for where your organization is legally registered.                      |
| **Company** | The legally-registered name for your business. If you are enrolling as an individual, enter the certificate requestor's name.                                                                                                                        |

1. At the bottom of the form, click the **Generate** button.

On the new page, your CSR will display in the **Encoded Certificate Signing Request** section. You'll need to make a copy of the CSR to request an SSL certificate.

### Next step

After you create a CSR, you will need to [request a Standard, Deluxe or Extended Validation certificate](https://www.godaddy.com/en-in/help/set-up-and-install-my-ssl-certificate-562).

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## REFERENCES

* <https://www.godaddy.com/en-in/help/generate-a-csr-certificate-signing-request-for-my-cpanel-hosting-32044>