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title: Manage Certificate Signing Requests
slug: bhdo-v2/manage-certificate-signing-requests
createdAt: 2022-10-07T18:25:36.000Z
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A certificate signing request (CSR) is a public certificate that contains specific information and is used to apply for an SSL/TLS certificate. You can copy/download the certificate signing request in Belden Horizon Data Operations and submit it to a certificate authority for authorization. The certificate authority can then send back a signed identity certificate. You can then install this identity certificate in Belden Horizon Data Operations. See [Install an Identity Certificate](docId:7Smyqf4roBtvpxBW4UBh_) for details. 

You can manage certificate signing requests by navigating to **System **>** Certificates** and referring to the *Identity Certificates* section. 

Click the **Create Request** icon to open the *Certificate Signing Request*. 

![](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/vAqK-046vdh4I0e1y9cfX/8eyp__CSiQDQFXD7twwri_image.png "Create Request icon")

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- **Copy**
- **Download**

You can copy or download the certificate signing request and give it to a Certificate Authority when applying for an SSL Certificate. A private key is usually created at the same time that you create the Certificate Signing Request, making a key pair.