SSL Certificate Help
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black_skies4
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SSL Certificate Help
How do I make a CSR to get a SSL certificate from CACert? I have no clue how to make a CSR... I'm new with SSL, the only thing I ever did with it was make a self-signed certificate for my IRCd.
I'm assuming you answered the questions carefully when you made a SSL certificate during ./Config (at the end).
In that case, it created a few files.
server.req.pem is the CSR (Certificate Signing Request), so you have to send this one to the CACert guys.
server.key.pem is your private key, don't give it out to anyone and be sure to make a (secure!) backup ;).
server.cert.pem is the certificate, currently (most likely) your self-signed certificate. I *THINK* this is the only file you need to replace once you get your certificate from CACert. (though, perhaps wise to backup the old one ;p).
Anyone with more SSL experience, feel free to correct me.
In that case, it created a few files.
server.req.pem is the CSR (Certificate Signing Request), so you have to send this one to the CACert guys.
server.key.pem is your private key, don't give it out to anyone and be sure to make a (secure!) backup ;).
server.cert.pem is the certificate, currently (most likely) your self-signed certificate. I *THINK* this is the only file you need to replace once you get your certificate from CACert. (though, perhaps wise to backup the old one ;p).
Anyone with more SSL experience, feel free to correct me.