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I've generated a self certified SSL cert for testing a new web site. The time has come for the site to go live and I now want to purchase a cert from GeoTrust. Can I use the same CSR that I generated for the self cert, or do I need to create a new one?

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As long as your using the same key, domain (aka common-name), contact details and validity period you should be able to use the same CSR.

Though to be honest generating a CSR is a pretty simple job, so if you need to amend the contact details (which a lot of SSL providers are strict on) it's not a big deal.

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I agree. Generating a CSR is such a trivial task I don't see why you'd even bother trying to reuse one. – joeqwerty Jul 1 '11 at 12:18
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