How to get or extract CSR file from selfsign certificate

Question

Dear Microsoft forum,

I have just create a selfsign certificate using Microsoft windows 2016 Certificate Authority.
But now I need to have CSR file as well.

Anyone can help me on how to get the CSR file from the new certificate that I created.

Regards,
Mary

Answer 1

In support of IIS and HTTPS web sits, I have always used mmc.exe (add Certificates snap-in) to request a CSR.

https://knowledge.digicert.com/solution/SO29005.html

I do not have experience with Windows Certificate Authority however. All of the certs I had to support were public facing and we got them from companies like Digicert.

I don't think that the reply from Limitlesstechnology is correct. It reads like the instructions for a Unix based system, and not a Windows server with a certificate authority.

Mary, I think it would be a good idea if you provided an overall explanation of how you intend to use this certificate. Other forum users with real world experience using a certificate authority might have some "do's and don't" that might be valuable to you.