# Certificate signing request ### How to create a Certificate Signing Request? A Certificate Signing Request (CSR) contains the necessary details required by a certificate authority to generate your certificate. This includes your account name, organization name, country name, and other relevant information. {% embed url="" %} Follow these steps to generate a CSR on Mac OS: * Open **Launchpad** on your Mac OS. * Navigate to the Others folder. * Open Keychain Access. * Click on Keychain Access > Certificate Assistant > Request a Certificate From a Certificate Authority. * The Certificate Assistant window will open. * Enter the User Email Address and Common Name. * The CA Email Address field is optional—leave it blank if not required. * Select Saved to disk as the request method. * Add a unique name for your certificate and click Save. * Locate the saved certificate by clicking Show in Finder. {% hint style="warning" %} You will need to upload this file when generating an iOS Distribution Certificate in your Apple Developer Account. {% endhint %} --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.appmysite.com/app/download/ios/certifications/certificate-signing-request.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.