CSR (Certificate Signing Request) is a block of ciphertext created on the server. While ordering an SSL certificate, send CSR to the certificate authority. Before generating the CSR, the SSL applicant must create a key pair (public and private key) and keep the private key secret. The CSR includes information like FQDN name (for example, mydomain.com), business/organization, town/city, organization unit, email address, and country.

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