ignore any keys, certs, reqs... install-section in readme

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Denis Knauf 2013-02-06 16:56:06 +01:00
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*.cnf
*.key
*.crt
*.pem
*.csr

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It tries to keep files, if there exist. But if you change one file,
files which depend on it, will be recreated by this program.
Install
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Dependencies
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You need GNU-make and openssl. sslmake is a Makefile, so you really need make!
Install
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First clone this git-repository. Or download only sslmake.
YOu only need to copy it to a directory, which found in your $PATH.
install --owner root --group root --mode 0755 -t /usr/local/bin sslmake
But it's possible to run sslmake local, so, you do not need any install.
./sslmake exmaple.cnf
Howto
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* Create the config:
# ./sslmake example.cnf
sslmake example.cnf
This will copy `/etc/ssl/openssl.cnf` to local directory.
Now you edit this file and you can do next step.
Important are commonName_default and so on.
If you do not know the %.cnf, you should read a openssl-howto
If you do not know the openssl.cnf, you should read a openssl-howto
about `openssl.cnf`.
* Create the KEY:
# ./sslmake %.key
sslmake exmaple.key
It will create a key-file %.key with a 4096 bit strong rsa.
It will create a key-file example.key with a 4096 bit strong rsa.
* Create the CSR:
# ./sslmake %.csr
sslmake example.csr
This will use %.cnf as configfile and creates a key and the csr
This will use `example.cnf` as configfile and creates a key and the csr
if didn't exists. Everything in one step.