![]() The newly created server.key file has no more passphrase in it. With that being said, use the following command to remove the pass-phrase from the key: If the private key is no longer encrypted, it is critical that this file only be readable by the root user! If your system is ever compromised and a third party obtains your unencrypted private key, the corresponding certificate will need to be revoked. It is possible to remove the Triple-DES encryption from the key, thereby no longer needing to type in a pass-phrase. ![]() mod_ssl includes the ability to use an external program in place of the built-in pass-phrase dialog, however, this is not necessarily the most secure option either. Obviously this is not necessarily convenient as someone will not always be around to type in the pass-phrase, such as after a reboot or crash. One unfortunate side-effect of the pass-phrased private key is that Apache will ask for the pass-phrase each time the web server is started. Openssl req -new -key server.key -out server.csr The command to generate the CSR is as follows: If the website to be protected will be, then enter at this prompt. It is important that this field be filled in with the fully qualified domain name of the server to be protected by SSL. One of the prompts will be for "Common Name (e.g., YOUR name)". These are the X.509 attributes of the certificate. The second option is to self-sign the CSR, which will be demonstrated in the next section.ĭuring the generation of the CSR, you will be prompted for several pieces of information. Ideally, the CSR will be sent to a Certificate Authority, such as Thawte or Verisign who will verify the identity of the requestor and issue a signed certificate. Once the private key is generated a Certificate Signing Request can be generated. Step 2: Generate a CSR (Certificate Signing Request) Openssl genrsa -des3 -out server.key 1024 This key is a 1024 bit RSA key which is encrypted using Triple-DES and stored in a PEM format so that it is readable as ASCII text. The first step is to create your RSA Private Key. It can also be used to generate self-signed certificates which can be used for testing purposes or internal usage. The openssl toolkit is used to generate an RSA Private Key and CSR (Certificate Signing Request). ![]() You will need to generate a certificate, and you will get browser warnings about your self-signed certificate.Ĭode: Select all Creating a Self-signed Certificate for Secure FTP/Web Connections
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