# How to create a certificate signing request (CSR) to be given to a CA for signing along with the private key

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**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [February 4, 2026, 2:12pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-create-a-certificate-signing-request-csr-to-be-given-to-a-ca-for-signing-along-with-the-private-key/113763 "2026-02-04T14:12:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![rizkynurrohim06](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/54ee81/32.png) [@rizkynurrohim06](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/rizkynurrohim06)\
**Post date:** [February 4, 2026, 2:12pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-create-a-certificate-signing-request-csr-to-be-given-to-a-ca-for-signing-along-with-the-private-key/113763/1 "2026-02-04T14:12:33Z")

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I have already created a certificate signing request (CSR) from Ignition to be given to the CA for signing along with the private key. Can you tell me the next steps on how to provide it to a CA that supports Ignition?

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**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\
**Post date:** [February 4, 2026, 2:32pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-create-a-certificate-signing-request-csr-to-be-given-to-a-ca-for-signing-along-with-the-private-key/113763/2 "2026-02-04T14:32:55Z")

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You do not provide the private key to anyone. The whole point of a CSR is that it proves possession of the private key without exposing the private key.

CSRs are standardized and suitable for any CA.