OpenSSL Generating a Private Key

Generate the Private Key File

Apache with mod_ssl Enabled

1. Generate the private key using openssl.
   1. # openssl genrsa -des3 -out <name>.key 1024
2. Verify the checksum of the key, this will be used to verify the CSR and the self signed certificate.
   1. # openssl rsa -noout -modulus -in <privatekey.key> | openssl md5

Further Reading

1. How to Generate SSL key, CSR, and Self Signed Certificate for Apache