Tag Archives: Certificates

Creating an easy to deploy SSL certificate in PEM format

When ordering a secure certificate, most often one has to deal with the following files: certificate key file (aka private key): .key certificate request file: .csr primary certificate file (issued by the CA): .crt certificate chain (aka intermediate certificate, or … Continue reading

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How to add a secure cert to IIS on Windows

To add an SSL cert to IIS 5 on Windows, you need two separate steps: Create a p12 (pkcs12) cert file: cat server.key server.crt > server.pem openssl pkcs12 -export -in server.pem -out server.p12 -name “server” Import the p12 file into … Continue reading

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How to remove a passphrase from an SSL cert key

Here are the steps to remove a pass phrase from a cert key. This solution was originally discovered on the modssl website: cp server.key server.key.org openssl rsa -in server.key.org -out server.key Make sure the key is readable by root only, … Continue reading

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