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Submitting CSR for TLS - GeoTrust

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Geotrust TLS certificates are no longer used - refer to Name Cheap TLS Certificates instead.

Step 1: Access GeoTrust's Vendor Portal

  1. Access GeoTrust's vendor portal via
  2. Enter user name artsman
  3. Enter password refer to Doug, Darwin or Dave for the password
  4. Click Log on

Step 2: Place Order for Certificate - QuickSSL Premium Enrollment

  1. Click Order Certificates in the left side navigation bar.
  2. Click Place Order for the ACTIVE QuickSSL Premium contract.
  3. Validity Periods

    Select Validity Period (1 year, 2 years, 3 years, etc) based on what the client purchased in their signed Letter of Confirmation (LoC). Wait for the window to reload before proceeding.

  4. Renewal

    Select Initial Order or Renewal. If renewal is selected, they MUST BE renewing a previous TLS Certificate that was issued from GeoTrust.

  5. Competitive Replacement

    In most cases, select No, I can't take advantage of this offer. Select Yes in the case where we would be renewing an existing tickets.myvenue.org TLS Certificate that was originally issued from another Certificate provider other then GeoTrust.

  6. Special Instructions

    Leave this field empty.

  7. Click Continue
  8. Open up /Library/Apache2/bin/server.csr in BBedit.
  9. Enter CSR

    Copy the entire contents of server.csr file (including the BEGIN CERTIFICATE REQUEST and END CERTIFICATE REQUEST tag lines) into Certificate Signing Request field.

  10. Click Continue
  11. Leave the Add Additional Domains field blank.

    Adding to this field will increase the cost of the TLS Certificate.

  12. Click Continue
  13. Verify Server URL

    Review information on the page for accuracy.

  14. Click Continue
  15. Site Administrator Contact Information

    Enter in Site Administrator contact information from the clients information as per instructions

  16. Technical Contact Information

    Enter in Technical Contact information as:
    First Name: David
    Last Name: McKeonoe
    Title: Director of Development
    email: as per current email
    Phone Number: 403-536-1214

  17. Click Continue
  18. Approval of Your Certificate Request

    Select Approval Email address from the clients information as per instructions

  19. Click Continue
  20. Order Summary

    Review information on the page for accuracy.

  21. Check the box "I agree to this Subscriber Agreement" at the bottom of the page.
  22. Click Submit Order
  23. Inform the AMS Installer or the client contact that the TLS Certificate has been submitted and is now awaiting for their approval.