Create Certificate Signing Request (CSR) - MS Exchange 2013

To create your CSR using the New Microsoft Exchange 2013 Admin Center

Note: The recommended key bit size is 2048-bit. All certificates that will expire after December 31, 2013 must have a 2048 bit key size

1. Access the Microsoft Exchange Admin Center by opening a browser and browsing to https://localhost/ecp .

2. Enter your login information.

3. Follow the link to Servers on left column, then Certificates towards the top right then click the + symbol.

4. On the "new exchange certificate" screen choose the "Create a request for a certificate from a certification authority".

5. Enter an easy to remember name for the friendly name so you can remember this later.

6. If your generating a CSR for a wildcard, please check the box labeled "Request a wild-card certificate...", if not just click next.

7. Choose the server you want to store the certificate request on from the drop-down menu.

8. If you are doing a wildcard cert, you will skip this step. From the list, select the services which you plan on running securely by using Ctrl+Click to highlight the services.

9. Next you'll be asked to "Specify information about your organization". Please bear in mind, if you don't have a state/province just enter your city again.

10. Finally, to save your CSR to your computer as a .req file, enter a network share path and click finish

11. You will now be able to open the CSR with notepad. Copy everything from the first - of the BEGIN line right through to the last - of the END line into the online order form.