Create SSL Certificate Signing Request (CSR) with OpenSSL for Apache

Brad Waite — Mon, 25 May 2009 06:00:00 +0100

Overview
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For new SSL servers:

1. Generate new server key
2. Generate CSR
3. Have key signed
4. Install signed key

For existing SSL servers:

1. Generate CSR
2. Have key signed
3. Install signed key

Generate new server key
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This creates a new 1024 bit server key named website.key:

# openssl genrsa -out website.key 1024
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