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Title       : 	OpenSSL Command Generator
Author      : 	Remy van Elst
Date        : 	08-11-2014
URL         : 	https://raymii.org/s/software/OpenSSL_Command_Generator.html
Format      : 	Markdown/HTML
---




<script type="text/javascript">
function genetate_command() {

  var cn = document.getElementById("cn").value;
  var country =  document.getElementById("country").value;
  var state =  document.getElementById("state").value;
  var city =  document.getElementById("city").value;
  var org =  document.getElementById("organisation").value;
  var unit =  document.getElementById("unit").value;

  if(cn.replace(/\s/g,"") == ""){
    alert('Please enter a domain name.');
    return
  } else if(country.replace(/\s/g,"") == ""){
    alert('Please enter a country code (ISO).');
    return
  } else if(state.replace(/\s/g,"") == ""){
    alert('Please enter a state.');
    return
  } else if(city.replace(/\s/g,"") == ""){
    alert('Please enter a city.');
    return
  } else if(org.replace(/\s/g,"") == ""){
    alert('Please enter an organization.');
    return
  } else if(unit.replace(/\s/g,"") == ""){
    alert('Please enter an organizational unit.');
    return
  }

  if (document.getElementById('selfsig').checked) {
    var newtext = "openssl req -nodes -x509 -sha256 -newkey rsa:4096 -keyout \"" + cn + ".key\" -out \"" + cn + ".crt\" -days 365 -subj \"/C=" + country + "/ST=" + state + "/L=" + city + "/O=" + org + "/OU=" + unit + "/CN=" + cn + "\"";
  } else {
    var newtext = "openssl req -nodes -sha256 -newkey rsa:4096 -keyout \"" + cn + ".key\" -out \"" + cn + ".csr\" -subj \"/C=" + country + "/ST=" + state + "/L=" + city + "/O=" + org + "/OU=" + unit + "/CN=" + cn + "\"";
  }
  document.CSR.outputtext.value = newtext;

}

</script>

Enter the data below and click Generate Command. Execute the command in a Terminal. Save the files.  

Don't use the following characters: &lt; &gt; ~ ! @ # $ % ^ * / \ ( ) ?  


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<form name="CSR" class="cssform">

    <div class="form-group">
      <label for="cn">Common Name (your.domain.org):</label>
      <input type="text" class="form-control" id="cn" value="" />
    </div>

    <div class="form-group">
      <label for="country">Country Cole (NL, BE, DE): </label>
      <input type="text" class="form-control" id="country" value="" />
    </div>

    <div class="form-group">
      <label for="state">State (Zuid-Holland):</label>
      <input type="text" class="form-control" id="state" value="" />
    </div>

    <div class="form-group">
      <label for="city">City (Rotterdam):</label>
      <input type="text" class="form-control" id="city" value="" />
    </div>

    <div class="form-group">
      <label for="organisation">Organisation:</label>
      <input type="text" class="form-control" id="organisation" value="" />
    </div>

    <div class="form-group">
      <label for="unit">Organisational Unit:</label>
      <input type="text" class="form-control" id="unit" value="" />
    </div>

    <div class="form-group">
      <div class="checkbox">
        <label><input type="checkbox" id="selfsig" name="selfsig"> Generate Self Signed Certificate</label>

      </div>

      <div class="form-group">
        <input type="hidden" name="placement" value="replace">

        <label><input type="button" value="Generate Commando!" onClick="genetate_command();"></label>
      </div>

      <div class="form-group">
        <label for="outputtext">Command:</label>
        <textarea name="outputtext" class="form-control" cols="70" rows="10"></textarea>
      </div>

</form>


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