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Oct 07, 2014

How do I generate a csr that uses the SHA-2 algorithm?

My LTMs are 11.4.1 HF2. The 2 options that I have are RSA and DSA. I created a test certificate using DSA, but that certificate and key was not available in the drop-down list, when attempting to cre...
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Oct 07, 2014

I asked the question of my Symantec rep. This is his answer:

 

"You are right, the CSR will default to SHA-1. Below the CSR, there is the option box with multiple options with the first one defaulting to SHA-1 but there is an option right below in the option box that will show SHA-256. You will see the option box right below when submitting CSR and you will have to manually choose the SHA-256 option."

 

So with that question answered, I'm wondering if I apply a SHA-2 certificate to my websites, how many complaints will be generated by users who are using some oddball boutique browser?