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Generating a Certificate
Perform this task to generate a certificate. To generate an X.509 certificate, use the openssl req command.
SUMMARY STEPS
1.
openssl req -new -x509 -key private-key-file -out certificate-file -days expiration-days
2.
ls -l
DETAILED STEPS
Step 1
openssl req -new -x509 -key private-key-file -out certificate-file -days expiration-days
This command creates an X.509 certificate, with full access to a private key that is stored in the private-key-file file, and
stores the certificate in the certificate-filefile. The certificate is configured to expire in expiration-days days.
To complete the command, enter the following Distinguished Name (DN) information when prompted:
Country name
State or province name
Organization name
Organizational unit name
Common name
Email address
At each prompt, text enclosed in square brackets indicates the default value that will be used if you do not enter a value
before you press Enter.
This example shows how to create an X.509 certificate that has full access to the private key in the privkey.pem file.
The certificate is written to the cert.pem file and will expire 1095 days after the creation date.
Example:
Host% openssl req -new -x509 -key privkey.pem -out cert.pem -days 1095
You are about to be asked to enter information that will be incorporated
into your certificate request.
What you are about to enter is what is called a Distinguished Name or a DN.
There are quite a few fields but you can leave some blank
For some fields there will be a default value, If you enter '.', the field will be left blank.
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Country Name (2 letter code) [GB]:US
State or Province Name (full name) [Berkshire]:California
Locality Name (eg, city) [Newbury]:San Jose
Organization Name (eg, company) [My Company Ltd]:Cisco Systems, Inc.
Organizational Unit Name (eg, section) []:DEPT_ACCT
Common Name (eg, your name or your server's hostname) []:Jane
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Cisco Catalyst 2960 Series Specifications

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LayerLayer 2
Power over Ethernet (PoE)Available on some models
RAM128 MB
Flash Memory32 MB
MAC Address Table Size8000
Operating Temperature0°C to 45°C (32 to 113°F)
Ports24 or 48 x 10/100/1000

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