summaryrefslogtreecommitdiff
path: root/share/man/man8/ssl.8
diff options
context:
space:
mode:
authorBob Beck <beck@cvs.openbsd.org>1999-03-18 19:27:55 +0000
committerBob Beck <beck@cvs.openbsd.org>1999-03-18 19:27:55 +0000
commit5ebada52ecc2d5a6431851ac1daca193264de416 (patch)
tree24fccb048ac2a56ae516dc1cff17099d9a2f767f /share/man/man8/ssl.8
parentb96cd4a13769bef15fcf538f290bbea973af8e52 (diff)
Fix problem with dsakey generation command for encrypted key, mention thawte.
Diffstat (limited to 'share/man/man8/ssl.8')
-rw-r--r--share/man/man8/ssl.814
1 files changed, 10 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/share/man/man8/ssl.8 b/share/man/man8/ssl.8
index 08c13436395..f634336bd94 100644
--- a/share/man/man8/ssl.8
+++ b/share/man/man8/ssl.8
@@ -153,13 +153,13 @@ paramters generated, you can generate a certificate
and unencrypted private key using the command:
.Bd -literal -offset indent
# ssleay req -x509 -nodes -newkey dsa:dsa1024.pem \\
- -out /etc/dsacert.pem -keyout /etc/ssl/private/dsakey.pem
+ -out /etc/ssl/dsacert.pem -keyout /etc/ssl/private/dsakey.pem
.Ed
.Pp
To generate an encrypted private key, you would use:
.Bd -literal -offset indent
-# ssleay req -x509 -nodes -newkey dsa:dsa1024.pem \\
- -out /etc/dsacert.pem -keyout /etc/ssl/private/dsakey.pem
+# ssleay req -x509 -newkey dsa:dsa1024.pem \\
+ -out /etc/ssl/dsacert.pem -keyout /etc/ssl/private/dsakey.pem
.Ed
.Sh GENERATING RSA SERVER CERTIFICATES FOR WEB SERVERS
To generate
@@ -201,7 +201,13 @@ This
.Pa server.csr
file can then be given to
.Ar Certifying Authority
-who will sign the key.
+who will sign the key. One such CA is
+.Ar Thawte Certification
+which you can reach at
+.Ar http://www.thawte.com/.
+Thawte can currently sign RSA keys for you. A procedure is being worked out
+to allow for DSA keys.
+.Pp
You can also sign the key yourself, using the command:
.Bd -literal -offset indent
# ssleay x509 -req -days 365 -in /etc/ssl/private/server.csr \\