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Appendix H Certificate For HTTP Security 176
Cyclades-TS Installation & Service Manual
APPENDIX H CERTIFICATE FOR HTTP SECURITY
Obtaining a Signed Digital Certificate
A certificate for the HTTP security is created by a CA (Certification Authority). The most usual procedure to
obtain a certificate is:
• Generation of the public and private keys, using a public key algorithm like RSA or X509. The keys can be
generated by using a key generator software. In a Linux computer, this can be done using the OpenSSL
package, through the following command:
# openssl req -new -nodes -keyout private.key -out public.csr
If this command is used, the following information is required:
Parameter Description
Country Name (2 letters code) [AU]: The country code with two letters.
State or Province Name (full name)
[Some-State]:
Provide the full name (not the code)
of the state.
Locality Name (e.g., city) []: Enter the name of your city.
Organization Name (e.g., company)
[Internet Widgits Pty Ltd]:
Organization that you work or want
to certificate for.
Organizational Unit Name (e.g.,
section) []:
Department or section which you
work.
Common Name (e.g., your name or
your server's hostname) []:
Name of the machine where the
certificate must be installed.
Email Address []: Your email address or the
administrator email address.