Creating a private key
A private key is required to create an SSL keypair. The following procedure
for Windows 7 creates a private key file called server.key in the c:\key
folder.
Before you begin
Download openssl.exe from the OpenSSL website.
Procedure
1. If the read-only attribute is set, release it from the c:\openssl folder.
2. Open a command prompt with administrator permissions.
3. Move the current directory to the folder to which the key file is output
(such as c:\key), and execute the following command:
c:\key > c:\openssl\bin\openssl genrsa -out server.key 1024
Creating a public key
A public key has the file extension .csr. It is required to create an SSL
keypair. The following procedure is for the Windows 7 operating system.
Before you begin
Download openssl.exe from the OpenSSL website.
Procedure
1. Open a command prompt with administrator permissions.
2. Move the current directory to the folder to which the key file is output
(such as c:\key). Execute the following command:
c:\key > c:\openssl req -sha256 -new -key server.key -config
c:\openssl\bin\openssl.cfg -out server.csr
3. Enter the following information in the prompt:
• Country Name (two-letter code)
• State or Province Name
• Locality Name
• Organization Name
• Organization Unit Name
• Common Name
To create a self-signed certificate, enter the IP address of the web
server (SVP). The name you entered here is used as the server name
(host name). To obtain a signed and trusted certificate, ensure that
the server name is the same as the host name of the SVP.
• Email Address
• Challenge password (optional)
Setting up security 215
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