{"id":35,"date":"2019-07-09T07:31:27","date_gmt":"2019-07-09T07:31:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ssls.com\/knowledgebase\/?p=35"},"modified":"2023-11-02T12:14:59","modified_gmt":"2023-11-02T12:14:59","slug":"why-is-password-needed-for-csr-generation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ssls.com\/knowledgebase\/why-is-password-needed-for-csr-generation\/","title":{"rendered":"Why is password needed for CSR generation?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">The challenge password which is still required by some control panels and servers was previously required for certificate revocation, however, this <strong>entry is no longer used<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>However, there is another type of password, that can be used, the one you specify during RSA key generation. It&#8217;s called &#8216;passphrase&#8217; and it is used to encrypt your private key. 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