Using openssl

Examples

Creating a Certificate

$ openssl req -new -x509 -days 365 -nodes -out cert.pem -keyout cert.pem
Generating a 1024 bit RSA private key
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writing new private key to 'cert.pem'
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You are about to be asked to enter information that will be incorporated
into your certificate request.
What you are about to enter is what is called a Distinguished Name or a DN.
There are quite a few fields but you can leave some blank
For some fields there will be a default value,
If you enter '.', the field will be left blank.
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Country Name (2 letter code) [AU]:
State or Province Name (full name) [Some-State]:Victoria
Locality Name (eg, city) []:Melbourne
Organization Name (eg, company) [Internet Widgits Pty Ltd]:xxx xxx
Organizational Unit Name (eg, section) []:xxx
Common Name (eg, YOUR name) []:xxx xxx
Email Address []:xxx.xxx@xxx.com.au
$ ls -l
total 628
-rw-r--r--  1 HardingP Users      2262 Feb  2 17:25 cert.pem