This Short Guide shows you How to Create/Make/Generate an OpenSSL/SSL .pem Private Key on Linux Mint.
To Generate a Private OpenSSL .pem Key you will Need to have Installed on System the OpenSSL for Linux Mint.
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Open a Terminal Window
(Press “Enter” to Execute Commands).Check if OpenSSL is Installed
which openssl
To Get Installed OpenSSL for Linux Mint:
su -c "apt-get install openssl"
Generate the OpenSSL Private Key:
openssl genrsa -out my_key.pem 1024
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