On Fri, 2004-08-13 at 18:42, Patrick Ben Koetter wrote: > * Jacob Friis Larsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [040811 23:23]: > > Could someone explain what this does? > > I found it at > > http://www.delouw.ch/linux/Postfix-Cyrus-Web-cyradm-HOWTO/html/cyrus-config.html > > > > Does it create a self signed certificate? > > yupp > > > Is there an easier way on Debian? > > Probably not. Complicated as it may look it is as easy as it can get. > > > > > >*Creating the TLS/SSL Certificate* > > > > > >If you want to enable Cyrus' TLS/SSL facilities, you have to create a > > >certificate first. This requires an OpenSSL installation > > > > > >openssl req -new -nodes -out req.pem -keyout key.pem > > This creates your private key. > > > >openssl rsa -in key.pem -out new.key.pem > > >openssl x509 -in req.pem -out ca-cert -req \ > > >-signkey new.key.pem -days 999 > > This is where you as private CA sign the private key and make it a > public certificate (new.key.pem)
Is there something to this process that isn't done here? http://nakedape.cc/wiki/ApplicationNotes/SslNotes Wil -- Wil Cooley [EMAIL PROTECTED] Naked Ape Consulting http://nakedape.cc
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