Re: Need a server key with no passphrase
From: William Hooper (whooperhsd_at_earthlink.net.NO_SPAM)
Date: 06/03/03
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Date: Mon, 02 Jun 2003 22:17:49 GMT
"Richard E. Silverman" <slade@shore.net> wrote in message
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> >>>>> "TM" == Tad Marko <tad@tadland.net> writes:
>
> TM> Hello, I am trying to create a server key for a personal website
> TM> that only needs a key and crt for SSL encryption. The problem is
> TM> that the command '/usr/bin/openssl genrsa -des3 1024' demands a
> TM> passphrase and I cannot figure out how to disable this. I don't
> TM> want a passphrase because I want the server to be able to be
> TM> restarted remotely. There is no way to do this if the webserver
> TM> stops and waits for someone to key in the passphrase upon
> TM> startup. I am running Red Hat 9 and Apache.
>
> This is off-topic, as SSH and SSL are separate things. However, to
> generate a self-signed SSL certificate with plaintext private key:
>
> openssl req -new -x509 -nodes
>
And documented quite well:
http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux/RHL-9-Manual/custom-guide/ch-httpd-secure-server.html
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