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A certificate authority (CA) is a trusted entity that issues Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) certificates. These digital certificates are data files used to cryptographically link an entity with a public key. Web browsers use them to authenticate content sent from web servers, ensuring trust in content delivered online.

To be your own CA in a web network, you must create a CA database and self-signed CA certificate using GSKKYMAN. A server or client that wishes for you to sign a certificate must supply you with their certificate request.

Procedure Create the root CA directory: mkdir -p /root/internalca cd /root/internalca. Generate the private key of the root CA: openssl genrsa -out rootCAKey.pem 2048. Generate the self-signed root CA certificate: ... Review the certificate:

To set up a CA, perform the following tasks: Create the directories and configuration files for the CA. ... Create the server's private key and root certificate. ... Add the root certificate as a trusted certificate on your network. ... Configure OpenSSL to use the server's private key and certificate to sign certificate requests.

To set up a CA, perform the following tasks: Create the directories and configuration files for the CA. ... Create the server's private key and root certificate. ... Add the root certificate as a trusted certificate on your network. ... Configure OpenSSL to use the server's private key and certificate to sign certificate requests.

Being your own CA allows you to sign your own or anyone else's certificate requests. This is very handy if you only need certificates within your private Web network and not for outside Internet commerce. To be your own CA in a web network, you must create a CA database and self-signed CA certificate using GSKKYMAN.

Create Root CA (Done once) Create Root Key. ... Create and self sign the Root Certificate. ... Create the certificate key. ... Create the signing (csr) ... Verify the csr's content. ... Generate the certificate using the mydomain csr and key along with the CA Root key. ... Verify the certificate's content.

In a browser, open the page of your Certification Authority: https://<server address>/certsrv . Select Request a certificate. ... Select advanced certificate request. ... Select Create and submit a request to this CA. ... In the Certificate Template drop-down list, select Subordinate Certification Authority.