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SSL TOOLS

These are tool to create youw own ca and own certs and csr that can be use to get real live certs)

Installation Instructions

make sure openssl is install

Do note that the values can either be real or private. To make CSR for real life cert you should use correct information. Using real values is does not hurt for usage in a private enviroment:

edit the file env with your favorite editor and set the value example:

_my_country="US"
_my_state="Momo State"
_my_city="MomoVille"
_my_org="Momo LLC"
_my_email="[email protected]"
_my_valid_days=1830
_my_sec_size=2048
_my_key_pass=''
_my_domain="momo.com"

Create you own CA

Before anything else, you need to create the CA first. This will be a self signed ca cert, the name is always ca

create the CA : ./makeca

Create a self signed Cert

This will create a cert signed by the ca previously created. The certs can be found under the certs directory

example : ./makecert awesome.momo.com

Note:

1. makecert support SAN certs
2. the keyword star and wildcard indicates a wildcard cert
3. makecert -h for more help

Create a CSR (Certificate Signing request)

This wil create a csr that can be use to request real certs. Do note that the information must match real values. no fakes. Normally the values from whois.

example : ./makecsr awesome.momo.com

Note:

1. makecsr support SAN request
2. the keyword star and wildcard indicates a wildcard cert
3. makecsr -h for more help

View a cert (cert/key/csr)

view cert

./viewssl --type cert cert-file

view key

./viewssl --type key key-file

view csr

./viewssl --type csr csr-file

Enjoy d@ momo