Obtain a SSL Signed Certificate for Ubuntu 14.04 Server
Hi! The Tutorial shows you Step-by-Step How to Generate a Free/Non-Free SSL Signed Certificate for Linux Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr LTS i386/amd64 Server.
The Prerequisite to a SSL Signed Certificate is the CSR (Certificate Signing Request) that you have to Send to the CA (Certification Authority).
This Certificate is Need for a Production Server Environment, but for Development you can simply Use instead a Self-Signed SSL Certificate.
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Login into Shell.
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Generate Keys needed for CSR.
mkdir $HOME/ssl; cd $HOME/ssl
openssl genrsa -des3 -out server.key 2048
Remember the Entered Password (Best if at least 8 Chars Long).
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Make a Certificate Signing Request (CSR).
openssl req -new -key server.key -out server.csr
Enter the Keys Password.
Then proceed to Set: Company Name, Site Name, Admin Email, Domain Name…
Your CSR will be created and it will be stored in the server.csr File.
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Find a Certificate Authority to Get a SSL Signed Certificate.
How to Get a Free SSL Signed Certificate.
How Generate a “Self-Signed” SSL Certificate for Ubuntu.
