Re: How can I act as a Certificate Authority (CA) with openssl ??

From: Paul Rubin (//phr.cx_at_NOSPAM.invalid)
Date: 09/28/04


Date: 27 Sep 2004 17:20:04 -0700

see_my_signature_for_my_real_address@hotmail.com (Dr. David Kirkby) writes:
> The latter web site also shows you how to create a certificate
> request, to be signed by a CA.
>
> openssl req -new -key privkey.pem -out cert.csr
>
> but there is no mention of what processes the CA will use to sign it -

Simplest is to use the apps/CA.pl script that comes with OpenSSL.
It's pretty crude but it does all that stuff for you.



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