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18.1 Create A Certificate Request

The document provides instructions for creating a Certificate Signing Request (CSR) using OpenSSL, including generating a private key and a digital certificate. It details the command to execute, the required information to input, and how to verify the contents of the generated certificate. Specific fields such as country, state, locality, organization, and common name are highlighted for user input.

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18.1 Create A Certificate Request

The document provides instructions for creating a Certificate Signing Request (CSR) using OpenSSL, including generating a private key and a digital certificate. It details the command to execute, the required information to input, and how to verify the contents of the generated certificate. Specific fields such as country, state, locality, organization, and common name are highlighted for user input.

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Crea&ng a Cer&ficate Signing Request (CSR)

1. Create a Private Key & a Digital Cer2ficate

openssl req -sha256 -newkey rsa:2048 -keyout webserver_private.pem -out


webserver_cert_req.pem

Password à udemyweb

kjoy@imac ~ % openssl req -sha256 -newkey rsa:2048 -keyout webserver_private.pem -


out webserver_cert_req.pem
Genera2ng a 2048 bit RSA private key
.................................+++++
.............................................................................................................+++++
wri2ng new private key to 'webserver_private.pem'
Enter PEM pass phrase:
Verifying - Enter PEM pass phrase:
-----
You are about to be asked to enter informa2on that will be incorporated
into your cer2ficate request.
What you are about to enter is what is called a Dis2nguished 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 le_ blank.
-----
Country Name (2 leaer code) []:UK
State or Province Name (full name) []:England
Locality Name (eg, city) []:London
Organiza2on Name (eg, company) []:Cloudalchemy
Organiza2onal Unit Name (eg, sec2on) []:Tutorials
Common Name (eg, fully qualified host name) []:cloudalchemy.uk
Email Address []:[email protected]

Please enter the following 'extra' aaributes


to be sent with your cer2ficate request
A challenge password []:S3cur1ty

2. View the contents of the cer2ficate

openssl req -text -noout -verify -in webserver_cert_req.pem

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