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# Downloading a Certificate Signing Request
Download a certificate signing request to send to a certification authority.
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## Context
When a certificate is originally created, it is self-signed. It has to be signed by a certification authority \(CA\) before it can be used for productive scenarios. To get a certificate signed by a CA, you first need to download a certificate signing request \(CSR\) in the Keystore Monitor.
> ### Note:
> This option is not available for key pairs with the alias id\_dsa or id\_rsa, or SAP key pairs.
## Procedure
1. Open the SAP Integration Suite *Monitor* application.
2. Choose the *Keystore* tile in the *Manage Security* section.
3. On the *Current* tab, select a key pair.
4. Choose the <span class="SAP-icons-V5"></span> \(Actions\)icon, then select *Download Signing Request*. Alternatively, you can click the key pair alias to open the key pair details, and then choose *Download* \> *Signing Request*.
5. A file with the name `<alias>.csr` is downloaded.
## Results
You have downloaded a CSR to your computer.
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## Next Steps
You send the CSR to a certification authority, who will provide a signing response.
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[Updating a Key Pair with a Signing Response](../50-Development/updating-a-key-pair-with-a-signing-response-4242f01.md "Upload a signing response from a certification authority and use it to update the key pair in your keystore, keeping the alias of the keystore entry unchanged.")
