How to Retrieve a CSR from cPanel

Have you generated a Certificate Signing Request (CSR) from cPanel but lost it? Then, you can retrieve it. Follow this tutorial only if you have previously generated a CSR from cPanel.

1. Log in to your cPanel account.

2. In the Security section, click on SSL/TLS.

3. Under the Certificate Signing Request, click on Generate, View or Delete CSR link.

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4. Under Certificate Signing Requests on Server, you can see previously generated CSR.

5. Click on Edit, which is located under the Action option.

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6. Copy the CSR code, located under the Encoded CSR. Please, copy it from/to:

-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE REQUEST-----

to

-----END CERTIFICATE REQUEST-----

Updated on: 21/05/2026