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To start generating the CSR, click on Preferences > Network > Hostname and Ports > HTTPS/SSL port > Setup as an admin in the web interface. Fill out all fields with valid information and click on Next.
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| Common name | The name entered in the "CN" (common name) field of the CSR MUST be the fully-qualified domain name for the website you will be using the certificate for (e.g. powerfolder.example.com). Do not include the "http://" or "https://" prefixes in your common name. Do NOT enter your personal name in this field. It is the hostname to which clients connect to when using the web interface or one of the PowerFolder Clients. It should match the hostname which was defined in the General server settings during the PowerFolder Server Configuration. |
| Organization | The name under which your business is legally registered. The listed organization must be the legal registrant of the domain name in the certificate request. |
| Organizational Unit | The department within your organization which requests the certificate. If not applicaple, use something like Accounting or IT. |
| City/Locality | Name of the city in which your organization is registered/located. Please spell out the name of the city. Do not abbreviate. |
| State/Province | Name of state, province, region, territory where your organization is located. Please enter the full name. Do not abbreviate. |
| Country code | The two-letter International Organization for Standardization (ISO-) format country code for the country in which your organization is legally registered. |
Step 2: Generate/Import Private Key
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In this step the signed certificate will be imported. Please select the final certificate for upload or copy/paste it into the field at the end of the form.
Please make sure the certificate is officially signed and not generated as a self-signed certificate, otherwise the PowerFolder Clients will not connect to the server, since they only support official Certification Authorities.
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Some Certification Authorities require the signed certificate to be used with an intermediate certificate.
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