Step 1: Log in to cPanel

Navigate to:

Security → SSL/TLS

Step 2: Click “Certificate Signing Requests (CSR)”

Step 3: Fill out the form like this:

• Domain:
  *.yourdomain.com

• City/Locality:
  Your city (e.g., Lagos)

• State:
  Your state (e.g., Lagos)

• Country:
  NG

• Company:
  Your company name

• Email:
  Admin or technical email

• Key Size:
  2048 or 4096 bits (recommended: 2048)

• Passphrase:
  (Optional — most CAs don’t require it)

Step 4: Click “Generate”

You will receive:

• Private key

• CSR

Download both and submit the CSR to your SSL provider.

Generate Wildcard CSR from Linux / SSH (if no cPanel)

Run:

openssl req -new -newkey rsa:2048 -nodes -keyout wildcard.key -out wildcard.csr

*.yourdomain.com