OpenSSL Generating a Self-Signed Certificate: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 18:23, 21 February 2013

If required follow the OpenSSL Generating a Private Key procedure.
If required follow the OpenSSL Generating a Certificate Signing Request procedure.
The CSR file will be used to generate the self-signed certificate.
1. # openssl req -new -key <key_name>.key -out <csr_name>.csr
Enter the information as required by the prompts.
Verify the checksum of the key, this will be used to verify the CSR and the self signed certificate.
1. # openssl req -noout -modulus -in <csr_name>.csr | openssl md5

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 == Generate a Self-Signed Certificate ==
 === Apache with mod_ssl Enabled ===
-# If required follow the [[Generating a Private SSL Key]] procedure.
+# If required follow the [[OpenSSL Generating a Private Key]] procedure.
-# For Apache purposes, use the key with no pass phrase to generate the CSR file.
+# If required follow the [[OpenSSL Generating a Certificate Signing Request]] procedure.
-# Generate the CSR from the private key using openssl.
+# The CSR file will be used to generate the self-signed certificate.
 ## <tt>'''# openssl req -new -key <key_name>.key -out <csr_name>.csr'''</tt>
 # Enter the information as required by the prompts.