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http://www.akadia.com/services/ssh_test_certificate.html

Generate a complex pass-phrase.

In the following it's shown as XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX.

Generate a CSR (Certificate Signing Request)

$ openssl genrsa -des3 -out wzuup.key 1024
Generating RSA private key, 1024 bit long modulus
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e is 65537 (0x10001)
Enter pass phrase for cert.key:
Verifying - Enter pass phrase for wzuup.key:XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

Generate a CSR (Certificate Signing Request)

$ sudo openssl req -new -key wzuup.key -out wzuup.csr
Enter pass phrase for wzuup.key:XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
You are about to be asked to enter information that will be incorporated
into your certificate request.
What you are about to enter is what is called a Distinguished 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 left blank.
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Country Name (2 letter code) [AU]:DE
State or Province Name (full name) [Some-State]:Baden-Württemberg
Locality Name (eg, city) []:Karlsruhe
Organization Name (eg, company) [Internet Widgits Pty Ltd]:WZUUP.de
Organizational Unit Name (eg, section) []:
Common Name (eg, YOUR name) []:www.wzuup.de
Email Address []:[email protected]

Please enter the following 'extra' attributes
to be sent with your certificate request
A challenge password []:
An optional company name []:

Remove Passphrase from Key

$ sudo cp wzuup.key wzuup.key.org
$ sudo openssl rsa -in wzuup.key.org -out wzuup.key
Enter pass phrase for wzuup.key.org:XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
writing RSA key

Self-sign certificate

Create a self-signed certificate, which is valid to for 365 days. So it will not officially be cerificated by the certification authority. The request is useless for self-signed certificates.

$ sudo openssl x509 -req -days 365 -signkey wzuup.key -in wzuup.csr -out wzuup.crt
Signature ok
subject=/C=DE/ST=Baden-W\xC3\xBCrttemberg/L=Karlsruhe/O=WZUUP.de/CN=www.wzuup.de/emailAddress=[email protected]
Getting Private key

Use the certificate

Now you have four files: * wzuup.key.org: the certificate key with passphrase * wzuup.key: the certificate key without passphrase * wzuup.csr: the request for the certificate * wzuup.crt: the self-signed certificate

But only upload and use wzuup.key and wzuup.crt in your applications.

Done!