Domain Private Key
The private key must be kept safe and secret on your server or device because later you ll need it for certificate installation.
Domain private key. The csr is submitted to the certificate authority right after you activate your certificate. Shared hosting wordpress hosting reseller hosting vps hosting dedicated servers migrate to namecheap website builder. Our domain name reseller json api private key commands gets all keys on the domain account.
Your private key matching your certificate is usually located in the same directory the csr was created. Below is the command to create a password protected and 2048 bit encrypted private key file ex. Domain name search domain transfer new tlds bulk domain search personal domain marketplace whois lookup premiumdns freedns.
Enter a password when prompted to complete the process. Below is an example of a public key. Edit or remove a private key if you already have an existing key you will not need to generate a new one.
3048 0241 00c9 18fa cf8d eb2d efd5 fd37 89b9 e069 ea97 fc20 5e35 f577 ee31 c4fb c6e4 4811 7d86 bc8f bafa 362f 922b f01b 2f40 c744 2654 c0dd 2881 d673 ca2b 4003 c266 e2cd cb02 0301 0001. The public and private key pair comprise of two uniquely related cryptographic keys basically long random numbers. Ssl works by making one key of the pair the public key known to the outside world while the other the private key remains a secret only you know.
Openssl genrsa des3 out domain key 2048. Ordering an ssl tls certificate requires the submission of a csr and in order to create a csr a private key has to be created. Domain name private key command and response codes.
Gmail generates the domain key and adds it to your. Try searching for a key file or following the installation steps for your server type. Generate a new private key.