CSR

Abbreviation · Security & Infosec

Definitions

  1. Short for certificate signing request in security contexts, the message containing identifying information and a public key that is submitted to a certificate authority for signing. It is a standard part of certificate issuance workflows.

    In plain English: A shorthand for the request used to obtain a signed certificate.

    Example: "The appliance generated a CSR that had to be approved by the internal CA before deployment."

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