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CSR
NAME EXPLANATION EXAMPLES
Common Name The fully qualified domain name (FQDN) of your server. This must match exactly what you type in your web browser or you will receive a name mismatch error.
*.google.com
mail.google.com
Organization The legal name of your organization. This should not be abbreviated and should include suffixes such as Inc, Corp, or LLC. Google Inc.
Organizational Unit The division of your organization handling the certificate. Information Technology
IT Department
City/Locality The city where your organization is located. Mountain View
State/County/Region The state/region where your organization is located. This shouldn't be abbreviated. California
Country The two-letter ISO code for the country where your organization is location. US
GB
Email address An email address used to contact your organization. webmaster@google.com
Public Key The public key that will go into the certificate. The public key is created automatically
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