SSL Certificate CSR Creation in Plesk

Logon to the Plesk Panel

Go to Domains > Domain name > SSL Certificates. A list of SSL certificates that you have in your repository will be displayed.

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Specify the Certificate properties:
Enter a Certificate name, this will help you identify this certificate in the repository.
Enter the requested information:
Bits = encryption level. Choose the encryption level of your SSL certificate. We recommend a value equal or more than 2048 bit.
Country, State/Province, Location = official address of your company or organisation
Organisation = the name of your company or organisation
Organisation department = optional field for the name of the responsible department or division
Domain name (Common Name) = the domain name for which the SSL certificate will be used, like mail.youdomain.com

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Make sure that all the provided information is correct and accurate, as it will be used to generate your private key.

Click Request. Your private key and certificate signing request will be generated and stored in the repository.
In the list of certificates, click the name of the certificate you need. A page showing the certificate properties opens.
Locate the CSR section on the page, and copy the text that starts with the line -----BEGIN CERTIFICATE REQUEST----- and ends with the line -----END CERTIFICATE REQUEST----- to the clipboard. (see example below)