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=== Generate a CSR === | === Generate a CSR === | ||
This will generate a 2048-bit key (secure & insecure) for usage on a website. | This will generate a 2048-bit key (secure & insecure) and CSR for usage on a website. CSR is short for Certificate Signing Request and is usually requested by CA (Certificate Authority) when trying to obtain a SSL/TLS certificate. | ||
1. Create a secure key for CSR | 1. Create a secure key for CSR | ||
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$ openssl req -new -key server.key -out server.csr | $ openssl req -new -key server.key -out server.csr | ||
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* ''Last tested on Ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS (trusty) | easy | less than five minutes'' | |||