Procedure
1. If the r
ead-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 î ´le is output (such as c:
\key), and e
xecute the following command:
c:\key > c:\openssl\bin\openssl genrsa -out server.key 1024
Creating a public key
A public key has the î ´le 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 î ´le is output (such as c:
\key). Ex
ecute 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:
â– Country Name (two-letter code)
â– State or Province Name
â– Locality Name
â– Organization Name
â– Organization Unit Name
â– Common Name
To create a self-signed certiî ´cate, enter the IP address of the web server (SVP).
The name you enter
ed here is used as the server name (host name). To obtain a
signed and trusted certiî ´cate, ensure that the server name is the same as the
host name of the SVP.
â– Email Address
â– Challenge password (optional)
â– Company name (optional)
Example
The following example shows the contents of a command window when you create a
public key.
......++++++
.
.++++++
is 65537 (0x10001)
C:\key>c:\openssl\bin\openssl req -sha256 -new -key server.key -config c
You are about to be asked to enter information that will be incorporated
Creating a public key
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