Author: Gregory Neil Shapiro
To make certificate authority:
mkdir CA cd CA mkdir certs crl newcerts private echo "01" > serial cp /dev/null index.txt cp /usr/local/openssl/openssl.cnf.sample openssl.cnf vi openssl.cnf (set values) openssl req -new -x509 -keyout private/cakey.pem -out cacert.pem -days 365 -config openssl.cnfTo make a new certificate:
cd CA (same directory created above) openssl req -nodes -new -x509 -keyout newreq.pem -out newreq.pem -days 365 -config openssl.cnf(certificate and private key in file newreq.pem) To sign new certificate with certificate authority:
cd CA (same directory created above) openssl x509 -x509toreq -in newreq.pem -signkey newreq.pem -out tmp.pem openssl ca -config openssl.cnf -policy policy_anything -out newcert.pem -infiles tmp.pem rm -f tmp.pem(newcert.pem contains signed certificate, newreq.pem still contains unsigned certificate and private key)