Certificate Signing Request

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File Format
Name Certificate Signing Request
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Extension(s) .csr, others

A Certificate Signing Request (CSR) is a file that contains a public key, along with some metadata which typically includes an organization name, domain name, etc.

A CSR file is intended to be sent to a certificate authority, who can then (after performing any required validation of the sender's identity) generate and send back a signed certificate. Note that the certificate authority does not need to know the certificate's private key.

The most common CSR format is PKCS10.

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