Cyclades AlterPath BladeManager user manual Installing SSL Certificates, Enter OpenSSL command

Installing SSL Certificates

Installing SSL Certificates

This section explains how to add or import your own SSL certificate to the BladeManager instead of using the Cyclades default SSL certificate.

A certificate for the HTTP security is created by a Certification Authority (CA). Using a public algorithm such as RSA or X509, certificates are commonly obtained by generating public and private keys.

To obtain and install a SSL certificate, follow the procedure below:

Step 1: Enter OpenSSL command.

On a Linux computer, you can generate a key using the Open SSL package through the command:

# openssl req -new -nodes -keyout private.key -out public.csr

If you use this command, the following information is required:

Parameter	Description
Country Name (2-letter code)	The 2-letter country code.
[AU]:
State or Province Name (full	Enter the full name (not the code) of
name)	the state.
[Some-State]:
Locality Name (e.g., city) [ ]:	Enter the name of your city.
Organization Name (e.g.,	Organization that you work for or
company)	want to obtain the certificate for.
[Internet Widgits Ltd]:

Organizational Unit Name (e.g., section) [ ]:

Common Name (e.g., your name or your server’s hostname) [ ]:

Email Address [ ]:

Department or section where you work.

Name of the machine where the certificate must be installed.

Your email address or the administrator’s.

You may skip the other requested information.

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