The typical process for creating an SSL certificate is as follows:

 # openssl genrsa -des3 -out www.key 1024

At this point it is asking for a PASS PHRASE (which I will describe how to remove):

 Enter pass phrase for www.key:

 # openssl req -new -key www.key -out www.csr

Next, you will typically send the www.csr file to your registrar. In turn, you should receive a key.
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