An error has occured: [2011296] CSR is invalid

This error messgae is typically shown when the field "COMMON NAME" inside the CSR doesn't have a valid value.

You can use our online CSR decoder available under https://www.interssl.com/de/ssl-tools-csrdecode.php to decode your CSR and check the fields. - A typical valid CSR looks like this:

Country: AT
State: Tyrol
City: Absam
Organisation: Baumgartner New Media GmbH
Common Name (Domain): www.interssl.com
Email: 


It's important that the field "COMMON NAME" is showing the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) for which the SSL certificate will be issued. - For wildcard SSL certificates you have to use the asterisk wildcard placeholder instead of the subdomains, e.g. *.interssl.com

In case you can't resolve the issue, please open a support ticket. Our experienced team will be happy to assist you!


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