Certificate Management with OpenSSL
- 18 Oct 2024
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Certificate Management with OpenSSL
- Updated on 18 Oct 2024
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Article summary
The content explains how to use OpenSSL to generate key pairs and certificates, but mentions that other tools can also be used. OpenSSL is an open source toolkit that implements SSL and TLS protocols, serving as a cryptographic library. It offers a command line tool for various cryptographic operations like managing key pairs, creating X.509 certificates, and PKCS 10 certificate requests. The content assumes OpenSSL 0.9.8l or later is installed for the procedures. OpenSSL can be downloaded from specific locations for use in these operations.
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The instructions in these topics use OpenSSL to demonstrate how you can generate key pairs and certificates. You can, however, use another tool of your choice.
OpenSSL is an open-source toolkit that implements the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL v2 and v3) and Transport Layer Security (TLS v1) protocols. It is also a general-purpose cryptographic library.
OpenSSL comes with a command-line tool through which you can perform the following cryptographic operations:
Create and manage public/private key pairs
Cryptographic operations with public and private keys
Create X.509 certificates and PKCS #10 certificate requests
You can download OpenSSL at the following locations:
The procedures in these topics assume that you have installed OpenSSL 0.9.8l or later.
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