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Exchange Server 2013 SSL Certificates Have Organization and Department Names Mixed Up

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If you have used the Exchange Server 2013 certificate request wizard in the Exchange Admin Center to provision an SSL certificate, you may find that the Organization Name (O) and Department Name (OU) are displayed incorrectly on the certificate.

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However if the certificate request is created using the New-ExchangeCertificate PowerShell cmdlet the resulting certificate has the values listed correctly.

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This is a bug that is expected to be fixed in a future update. In the meantime, for correct CSR generation I recommend using PowerShell.

Thanks to forums member PrestonCole who first brought this to my attention.

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Paul Cunningham

Paul is a former Microsoft MVP for Office Apps and Services. He works as a consultant, writer, and trainer specializing in Office 365 and Exchange Server. Paul no longer writes for Practical365.com.

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  1. Peggy 24 Jun 2013 Reply

    Thank you for sharing this information Paul,

    As you said, one should use PowerShell to generate Correct CSR, will you recommend any guide on it?

    Thank you.

  3. Dave Stork 14 Apr 2013 Reply

    This is the case with RTM and CU1 (confirmed it myself).

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