make-ssl-cert(8)                     System Manager's Manual                     make-ssl-cert(8)



NAME
       make-ssl-cert - Debconf wrapper for openssl

SYNOPSIS
       make-ssl-cert template output-certificate [--force-overwrite]
       make-ssl-cert generate-default-snakeoil [--force-overwrite]

DESCRIPTION
       make-ssl-cert  is  a simple debconf to openssl wrapper to create self-signed certificates.
       It requires a source template (Ex: /usr/share/ssl-cert/ssleay.cnf) and it will  place  the
       new generated certificate in the specified output file.
       Invoked   with  "generate-default-snakeoil",  it  will  generate  /etc/ssl/certs/ssl-cert-
       snakeoil.pem and /etc/ssl/private/ssl-cert-snakeoil.key.

OPTIONS
       A summary of options are included below.

       --force-overwrite
              Use this option ONLY when strictly required since it will overwrite the output cer‐
              tificate.

SEE ALSO
       openssl(1)

AUTHOR
       The  program author is Thom May <thom AT debian.org>, manual page was written for completness
       by Fabio M. Di Nitto <fabbione AT fabbione.net>, for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may  be
       used by others).



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