Create ====== init ---- .. code:: shell rm --force --recursive "demoCA" mkdir --parents "demoCA/newcerts" echo -n "" > "demoCA/index.txt" echo "00" > "demoCA/serial" request ------- .. code:: shell echo -n "\ US Region / County (code) City / Place Decreasing / Hierarchy Name Name alias@domain.tld . . " \ | \ openssl \ req \ -new \ -key "name.pem" \ -out "name.csr" \ -utf8 \ signature --------- .. code:: shell openssl \ ca \ -selfsign \ -in "name.csr" \ -keyfile "name.pem" \ -notext \ -out "name.crt" \ -startdate 20160801000000Z \ -enddate 20180801000000Z \ -batch \ -extensions "v3_ca" \ ---- quick & dirty variant --------------------- .. code:: shell openssl \ ca \ -selfsign \ -keyfile "private_key.pem" \ ---- dirtier certificate only variant -------------------------------- .. code:: shell openssl \ req \ -new \ -x509 \ -days 365 \ -key ca.key \ -out ca.crt