How do I create a Client Authentication Certificate without a domain signed by a commercial CA?

For sending soap messages to a webservice we need to include a client authentication certificate with these messages. Normally we simply created a self signed client auth. certificate (with as a common name the name of that particular clie… Continue reading How do I create a Client Authentication Certificate without a domain signed by a commercial CA?

Why create a CSR on my own server to have it signed by a 3rd party?

I am looking into our current website certificate-management process and am looking for steps that may be unnecessary and can be simplified. The current process was created by our sysadmin who now left, and I am confused about step 1 below… Continue reading Why create a CSR on my own server to have it signed by a 3rd party?