The key is the key you used when you generated the CSR.

The key remains on your machine at all times not sent to godaddy.

On 28/04/2020 13:46, Aran wrote:
> Hi,
>
> [emerg] SSL_CTX_use_PrivateKey_file("/etc/nginx/ssl/domain.key") failed
> (SSL: error:0909006C:PEM routines:get_name:no start line:Expecting: ANY
> PRIVATE KEY error:140B0009:SSL routines:SSL_CTX_use_PrivateKey_file:PEM
> lib)
>
> We bought ssl certificates from godaddy and tried to install their
> guidance... and i get this error. Is it a private key error.
>
> In that case private key error. Can we ask for a new key or is there a way i
> can get the key with in their zip folder of ssl certificates?
>
> Thanks in advance!
>
> Posted at Nginx Forum: https://forum.nginx.org/read.php?2,287867,287867#msg-287867
>
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