OpenSSL Generating a Self-Signed Certificate - Revision history

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	## <tt>'''openssl x509 -req -days <# number of days> -in <csr_name>.csr -signkey <key_name>.key -out <crt_name>.crt'''</tt>		## <tt>'''openssl x509 -req -days <# number of days> -in <csr_name>.csr -signkey <key_name>.key -out <crt_name>.crt'''</tt>
	# Enter the information as required by the prompts.		# 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.		# Verify the checksum of the key matches the checksum CSR and the self-signed certificate.
	## <tt>'''openssl x509 -noout -modulus -in <crt_name>.crt \| openssl md5'''</tt>		## <tt>'''openssl x509 -noout -modulus -in <crt_name>.crt \| openssl md5'''</tt>

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	# If required follow the [[OpenSSL Generating a Private Key]] procedure.		# If required follow the [[OpenSSL Generating a Private Key]] procedure.
	# If required follow the [[OpenSSL Generating a Certificate Signing Request]] procedure.		# If required follow the [[OpenSSL Generating a Certificate Signing Request]] procedure.
	# The CSR ~~file~~ will be used to generate the self-signed certificate.		# The private key and CSR files will be used to generate the self-signed certificate.
	## <tt>'''# openssl req -~~new~~ -~~key~~ <key_name>.key -out <~~csr_name~~>.~~csr~~'''</tt>		## <tt>'''openssl x509 -req -days <# number of days> -in <csr_name>.csr -signkey <key_name>.key -out <crt_name>.crt'''</tt>
	# Enter the information as required by the prompts.		# 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.		# Verify the checksum of the key, this will be used to verify the CSR and the self-signed certificate.
	## <tt>'''# openssl ~~req~~ -noout -modulus -in <~~csr_name~~>.~~csr~~ \| openssl md5'''</tt>		## <tt>'''openssl x509 -noout -modulus -in <crt_name>.crt \| openssl md5'''</tt>

	== Further Reading ==		== Further Reading ==

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	== Generate a Self-Signed Certificate ==		== Generate a Self-Signed Certificate ==
	=== Apache with mod_ssl Enabled ===		=== 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>		## <tt>'''# openssl req -new -key <key_name>.key -out <csr_name>.csr'''</tt>
	# Enter the information as required by the prompts.		# Enter the information as required by the prompts.

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== Generate a Self-Signed Certificate ==
=== Apache with mod_ssl Enabled ===
# If required follow the [[Generating a Private SSL Key]] procedure.
# For Apache purposes, use the key with no pass phrase to generate the CSR file.
# Generate the CSR from the private key using openssl.
## <tt>'''# openssl req -new -key <key_name>.key -out <csr_name>.csr'''</tt>
# 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.
## <tt>'''# openssl req -noout -modulus -in <csr_name>.csr | openssl md5'''</tt>

== Further Reading ==
# [http://www.thegeekstuff.com/2009/07/linux-apache-mod-ssl-generate-key-csr-crt-file/ How to Generate SSL key, CSR, and Self Signed Certificate for Apache]

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