OpenSSL
Generate Key
[edit]Encrypted
[edit]openssl genrsa -des3 -out domainname.key 1024
Unencrypted
[edit]openssl genrsa -out domainname.key 1024
Generate CSR
[edit]openssl req -new -key domainname.key -out domainname.csr
Application Specific Notes
[edit]Courier IMAP
[edit]Courier IMAP requires the certificate and the key be contained within the same pem file like so:
-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE----- [encoded data] -----END CERTIFICATE----- -----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY----- [encoded data] -----END RSA PRIVATE KEY-----