====== Creating SSL Certificates ======

See also:  [[software:Computer Security]], [[software:Software Categories]]

See also [[configuration:wildcard_ssl_certificates|Wildcard SSL Certificates]]

Original Date: 2010/01/27 13:01

Tags: ssl, certificate, linux, 

===== References for creating a SSL certificate =====

For anyone managing a server, particularly a web server, there may come a time when you want to secure the connection against eavsdroping. The System Administrator (also known as the SysAdmin) may want to protect the data, (whether it's bank balances stock trades, or even just a simple login with a username and password) as it goes between the user and the server. This is to ensure that the data can't be looked at casually or even changed. One way to thi sis to use an encrypted connection. This document will explain one way to build the "connection" using a self-signed certificate.

There are plenty of websites that list how to build a certificate. These include

http://www.akadia.com/services/ssh_test_certificate.html

http://slacksite.com/apache/certificate.php

http://www.tc.umn.edu/~brams006/selfsign.html - Dead

http://www.tc.umn.edu/~brams006/selfsign_ubuntu.html - Dead

These will provide information on creating self-signed certificatees.

https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/ssl-certificate-self

https://www.sslshopper.com/article-how-to-create-a-self-signed-certificate.html

https://www.sslshopper.com/article-how-to-create-and-install-an-apache-self-signed-certificate.html

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/10175812/how-to-create-a-self-signed-certificate-with-openssl

https://www.sslshopper.com/article-free-ssl-certificates-from-a-free-certificate-authority.html

http://www.ehow.com/how_7338767_ssl.html

===== Free Certificates =====

https://letsencrypt.org/

https://www.startssl.com/