Does the name of the csr and private key file should match the domain name? [closed]

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Question

I am confused about the name of file for private key and csr. I am using openssl to genearte private key, and then generate csr. Do the file names have to match the domain name?

My domain is, say, tropy.com, so do I have to name csr file as tropy.com.csr, or can I say april2014.csr?

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Solution

My domain is, say, tropy.com, so do I have to name csr file as tropy.com.csr, or can I say april2014.csr?

No. The filenames are arbitrary. But its useful to keep them similarly named, especially if you have multiple domains and multiple certificates.

I usually use the following scheme:

  • www-example-com-csr.pem
  • www-example-com-key.pem
  • www-example-com-cert.pem
  • mail-example-com-csr.pem
  • mail-example-com-key.pem
  • mail-example-com-cert.pem
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