[ARCHIVED] Certificate signing requests (CSRs)

Archived 2024-03-12. This article is out of date. Refer to the Consumer Data Standards. 

Question

Is there an example CSR so I know what to create?

Answer

In order to be provided with a Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) certificate for the environment you will test in, you are asked to generate a CSR. The CSR is then used by the ACCC in the PKI certificate creation process, and allows the participant to keep their private key confidential.

• The certificate management section of the Register design provides details regarding the certificate appropriate to the participant’s organisation
• Step 4 in the On-boarding Guide provides a list of the required fields for the CSR
• DigiCert, as the certificate authority, also provides some guidance on CSR creation and CSR checks