To view the content of a signing request run the following:
<code>
openssl req -noout -text -in signrequest.csr
</code>

Should get you something like this:

<code>
#>openssl req -noout -text -in signrequest.csr

Certificate Request:
    Data:
        Version: 0 (0x0)
        Subject: C=AU, ST=Some-State, L=xx, O=Internet Widgits Pty Ltd, OU=unit, CN=www.some-ssl-site.com
        Subject Public Key Info:
            Public Key Algorithm: rsaEncryption
            RSA Public Key: (2048 bit)
                Modulus (2048 bit):
                    00:c9:a1:4c:d4:5f:fe:3c:e4:3a:e0:ea:e6:00:95:
                    e9:87:26:81:f2:e1:cf:0c:21:d8:0e:fa:d0:a3:55:
                    fe:57:28:aa:86:f8:b1:66:2b:cc:45:27:80:31:6f:
                    7c:ef:03:a1:92:cf:7f:8f:2e:64:aa:68:30:71:77:
                    b7:0b:7e:3c:07:6a:74:ed:b4:ff:fe:7d:19:54:b3:
                    f8:1d:13:81:26:41:c6:e8:7a:38:f5:95:b8:d4:d0:
                    1d:d2:0b:ed:02:41:1b:cd:6b:f4:31:9e:a3:f4:aa:
                    59:d9:9a:b2:a4:53:90:00:1f:db:68:b5:50:a8:7a:
                    dc:23:a4:55:e5:42:e2:1b:c8:3c:18:5f:77:02:71:
                    74:16:d4:df:49:2d:ce:a6:da:ac:80:d1:c8:29:1d:
                    aa:02:4e:34:34:e1:66:0f:56:c2:ff:03:a0:f1:91:
                    3e:a6:b4:c5:4e:cc:02:22:9e:fe:0f:38:45:74:2b:
                    9d:71:13:f9:1d:0f:9c:1b:ac:cf:a0:1c:6b:75:12:
                    51:41:64:e4:9d:41:7c:76:b7:72:fb:dd:14:07:c2:
                    9d:62:21:34:92:d6:77:3c:bb:1c:5d:1b:a7:4b:55:
                    7f:1a:3f:a0:e3:74:cf:01:68:af:47:bf:02:7d:4e:
                    84:fa:3b:84:65:ec:06:63:f3:3c:79:3c:7a:c0:3d:
                    be:c3
                Exponent: 65537 (0x10001)
        Attributes:
            a0:00
    Signature Algorithm: sha1WithRSAEncryption
        ab:1f:fa:92:1a:f7:14:c9:e0:25:33:fa:f6:1c:c0:26:89:4a:
        31:1e:13:21:66:32:07:de:c4:9a:e0:dd:e0:78:63:5c:3b:0b:
        f7:cc:46:f5:3a:f9:0d:b9:41:1a:70:7b:9b:43:46:d7:a5:0e:
        bb:fb:83:60:b9:68:3d:e6:0d:b4:ed:0f:28:3e:77:51:5b:a7:
        49:3d:34:5e:cc:20:e5:a7:e5:5c:c8:ec:24:90:d4:3d:b4:0c:
        e9:40:1c:92:cf:f6:76:93:b1:c3:d8:11:c0:7e:f3:c0:74:a8:
        30:78:69:a5:13:d7:a3:a2:3a:a6:af:1c:fb:7a:82:4a:f8:79:
        55:73:10:ab:08:41:5d:f7:d9:66:5a:b8:16:1a:fc:8c:2b:86:
        7f:8b:3a:72:06:fc:de:e6:d1:4e:fe:b9:f2:b9:b3:e8:86:7a:
        22:cd:ee:01:a6:5f:a8:03:5f:8b:42:f4:d9:4c:7e:8a:3f:a0:
        31:a4:a4:89:4c:7e:20:b4:e5:f8:4f:71:b6:d8:35:d8:a3:5f:
        c4:07:d6:79:90:e0:c1:1c:26:77:df:0c:f4:23:c9:89:a7:30:
        87:45:59:67:4e:42:96:97:df:ee:95:b1:8e:a1:e2:7a:7c:75:
        3f:0b:35:29:9f:ea:f1:9d:bb:d3:c6:31:7d:b7:9b:73:8a:a0:
        fc:87:52:9f

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