Create SSL Certificate via GoDaddy

This tutorial describes how to generate a certificate via GoDaddy.

1. Purchase your SSL certificate on GoDaddy
2. In "My Account", go the SSL section and then click "Activate my certificate"
3. Then click on "Set Up" next to the new certificate

4. GoDaddy will request you to generate a CSR. Run the following command

   openssl req -new -newkey rsa:2048 -nodes -keyout yourdomain.key -out yourdomain.csr
    
   # E.g.: single domain certificate
   # openssl req -new -newkey rsa:2048 -nodes -keyout uat.maestrano.io.key -out uat.maestrano.io.csr
   
   # E.g.: wildcard certificate
   # openssl req -new -newkey rsa:2048 -nodes -keyout maestrano.io.wildcard.key -out maestrano.io.wildcard.csr

   
   OpenSSL will ask you to enter several details:

   1. Country: The two-letter International Organization for Standardization (ISO) format country code for where your organization is legally registered.
   2. State or Province: Name of the state or province where your organization is located. Do not abbreviate.
   3. City or Locality: Name of the city where your organization is registered/located. Do not abbreviate.
   4. Organization Name: The legally-registered name for your business. If you are enrolling as an individual, enter the certificate requestor's name.
      
   5. Organization Unit: If applicable, enter the DBA (Doing Business As) name.

   6. Common Name: The fully-qualified domain name, or URL, you want to secure. 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.

      
      
      

5. Copy the content of the ".csr" file into GoDaddy