Creating the CA (Certificate Authority)

∟Reference Citations in 2024

∟Creating the CA (Certificate Authority)

'OpenSSL Managing Serial Numbers when Signing CSR' tutorials was cited in a github.com post in 2024.

The "OpenSSL" Managing Serial Numbers when Signing CSR tutorials was cited in a github.com post in 2024.

Subject: Creating the CA (Certificate Authority)
Date: 2024-01-20
Author: Ben Johnson
Source: https://gist.github.com/cbj4074/ab5826395e940ffc202dcb11004daa54

There is quite a bit of preparation and configuration required to create
a CA. Fortunately, once the configuration is correct, the remainder of
the process is relatively simple.

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It should be noted, however, that this approach is discouraged in favor
of generating a longer, more unique serial number:

Use the "-CAcreateserial -CAserial herong.seq" option to let "OpenSSL"
to create and manage the serial number.

For a more thorough explanation of serial numbers, see (from the
References section, below):
https://www.herongyang.com/Cryptography
  /OpenSSL-as-CA-Manage-Serial-Number-when-Signing-CSR.html

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