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OpenSSL "req -x509 -newkey" - Generate Private Key and Certificate
How to generate a new private key with a public key and generate a self-signed certificate using a single OpenSSL "req" command?
✍: FYIcenter.com
If you do not have a pair of private key and public key,
and you want to generate self-signed certificate
to represent your personal identity or server identity,
you can use the OpenSSL "req -x509 -newkey" command as shown below.
The same command will generate a pair of RSA private key and public key for you too.
C:\Users\fyicenter>\local\openssl\openssl.exe OpenSSL> req -x509 -newkey rsa:512 -keyout rsa_test.key -out rsa_test.crt Generating a 512 bit RSA private key .++++++++++++ ..++++++++++++ writing new private key to 'rsa_test.key' Enter PEM pass phrase: fyicenter Verifying - Enter PEM pass phrase: fyicenter ----- 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. ----- Country Name (2 letter code) [AU]:us State or Province Name (full name) [Some-State]:NY Locality Name (eg, city) []:New York Organization Name (eg, company) [Internet Widgits Pty Ltd]:Donald Inc. Organizational Unit Name (eg, section) []:IT Common Name (e.g. server FQDN or YOUR name) []:www.donald.inc Email Address []:john@donald.inc
Options used in this "req" command are:
⇒ OpenSSL Self-Signed Certificate Components
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