"Creating self-signed SSL certificates using the OpenSSL tool on Ubuntu"
Creating Self-Signed SSL Certificates Using OpenSSL on Ubuntu
Installing OpenSSL
The first step is to install OpenSSL. To install OpenSSL, execute the following command:
sudo apt update
sudo apt install openssl
Creating a Directory for Certificates
The second step is creating a directory for the certificates. For convenience, it is recommended to create a separate directory where the certificates will be stored:
mkdir ~/certificates
cd ~/certificate
Generating a Private Key
The third step is generating a private key. A private key needs to be created using the following command.
openssl genpkey -algorithm RSA -out example.com.key
In this command, replace example.com.key with the name of your key.
When executing the command, you will be prompted to enter a password for the private key. This password will be used every time you access the private key, so make sure it is securely stored.
Creating a Self-Signed Certificate
It is necessary to create a self-signed certificate using the generated private key:
openssl req -x509 -new -key example.com.key -out example.com.crt
After executing this command, OpenSSL will ask you to enter information about the certificate. The necessary information may include: country, province, city, etc. This information will be included in the self-signed certificate.
Example of Entering Information:
Country Name (2 letter code) [AU]:RU
State or Province Name (full name) [Some-State]:Moscow
Locality Name (eg, city) []:Moscow City
Organization Name (eg, company) [Internet Widgits Pty Ltd]:SmartPlayer
Organizational Unit Name (eg, section) []:IT Department
Common Name (e.g. server FQDN or YOUR name) []: smartplayer.org
Email Address []:example@smartplayer.org
Important! The "Common Name" should contain the domain name of your website. It's necessary to fill in all fields accordingly.
In the "~/certificates" directory, the self-signed certificate example.com.crt and the private key example.com.key will be located. This certificate can be used for testing or internal purposes.
