make-ssl-cert(8) | System Manager's Manual | make-ssl-cert(8) |
NAME¶
make-ssl-cert - Debconf wrapper for openssl
SYNOPSIS¶
make-ssl-cert [OPTION]... template
output-certificate
make-ssl-cert [OPTION]... generate-default-snakeoil
DESCRIPTION¶
make-ssl-cert is a simple debconf to openssl wrapper to create
self-signed certificates. It requires a source template (Ex:
/usr/share/ssl-cert/ssleay.cnf) and it will place the new generated
certificate in the specified output file.
Invoked with "generate-default-snakeoil", it will generate
/etc/ssl/certs/ssl-cert-snakeoil.pem and
/etc/ssl/private/ssl-cert-snakeoil.key.
OPTIONS¶
A summary of options are included below.
- --force-overwrite
- Always create a new certificate, even if the file already exists. For backwards compatibility with 1.0.x, this option can be given as last argument, too.
- --no-overwrite
- Never overwrite an existing file, even if the old certificate's key length is too small or if it uses an obsoltete signature algorithm.
- --expiration-days N
- Make the new certificate expire in N days. Default is 3650.
SEE ALSO¶
AUTHOR¶
The program author is Thom May <thom@debian.org>, manual page was written for completeness by Fabio M. Di Nitto <fabbione@fabbione.net>, for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others).