how to create a signed cert using openssl

[BERES Laszlo]

Anne írta:

> Does anyone know how to create a signed certificate using openssl (and an
> already generated .csr request from a generic web application)?

There's a great Makefile in openssl package on RHEL. Just go into
/usr/share/ssl/certs dir and run make:

This makefile allows you to create:
  o public/private key pairs
  o SSL certificate signing requests (CSRs)
  o self-signed SSL test certificates

To create a key pair, run "make SOMETHING.key".
To create a CSR, run "make SOMETHING.csr".
To create a test certificate, run "make SOMETHING.crt".
To create a key and a test certificate in one file, run "make
SOMETHING.pem".

To create a key for use with Apache, run "make genkey".
To create a CSR for use with Apache, run "make certreq".
To create a test certificate for use with Apache, run "make testcert".

Examples:
  make server.key
  make server.csr
  make server.crt
  make stunnel.pem
  make genkey
  make certreq
  make testcert


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BÉRES László	 RHCE, RHCX
senior IT engineer, trainer