Create CSR using Openssl

a) cd /app/jaydev/jay/apache/
b) mkdir SHA2_CERTS; cd /app/jaydev/jay/apache/SHA2_CERTS
c) openssl genrsa -des3 -out jaydba_blogspot_com.key 2048 -sha256
d) save the password in .passwd.key
e) mv jaydba_blogspot_com.key jaydba_blogspot_com.key.orig

f)openssl rsa -in jaydba_blogspot_com.key.orig -out jaydba_blogspot_com.key

g)openssl req -sha256 -out jaydba_blogspot_com.csr -key jaydba_blogspot_com.key -new

Country Name (2 letter code) [GB]:US
State or Province Name (full name) [Berkshire]:California
Locality Name (eg, city) [Newbury]:XXXXXXX
Organization Name (eg, company) [My Company Ltd]:XXXXXXXX
Organizational Unit Name (eg, section) []:XXXXXXXXXXXX
Common Name (eg, your name or your server's hostname) []:jaydba.blogspot.com
Email Address []:srm.jay@gmail.com

Please enter the following 'extra' attributes
to be sent with your certificate request
A challenge password []:
An optional company name []:

To verify Contents of CSR:

h)openssl req -in jaydba_blogspot_com.csr -noout -text

                                [OR]

f) go to https://www.trustico.com/ssltools/decode/csr-pem/decode-csr.php