How to install OpenSSL on Fedora 13

OpenSSL Fedora 13

 

How to install OpenSSL on Fedora 13

1. Install OpenSSL
   yum install openssl

How to configure OpenSSL on Fedora 13

1. Change your working directory to /etc/pki/CA
   cd /etc/pki/CA
2. Create a file that holds the database of certificates
   touch index.txt
3. Create a file that holds the next certificate serial number
   echo '01' > serial
4. Create a file that holds the next Certificate Revocation List serial number
   echo '01' > crlnumber
5. Make a copy the systems default openssl configuration file for our use
   cp /etc/pki/tls/openssl.cnf openssl.cnf
6. Open the /etc/pki/CA/openssl.cnf file for editing
   1. Change line 42
      from: dir = http://www.cnblogs.com/CA # Where everything is kept
      to: dir = . # Where everything is kept
   2. Change line 50
      from: certificate = $dir/cacert.pem # The CA certificate
      to: certificate = $dir/certs/ca.crt # The CA certificate
   3. Change line 55
      from: private_key = $dir/private/cakey.pem # The private key
      to: private_key = $dir/private/ca.key # The private key
   4. Save and Close the file
7. Make the /etc/pki/CA/openssl.cnf file not world readable
   chmod 600 openssl.cnf