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Hostname or your full name :		(CN) Common Name, usually the web server hostname or your name. To secure https://www.getacert.com, your common name is www.getacert.com or *.getacert.com for a wildcard certificate.
Organisation/Company :		(O) For example, ABC Corporation
Department :		(OU) Your division or department. For example, MIS Dept.
Email :		(E) Usually specified for a user certificate
City/Local :		(L) For example, Sydney
State :		(ST) For example, California
Country :

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How do I generate a self-signed certificate using openssl?:


1. Creates private key and certificate signing request files, edit the subj section with your details:
   openssl req -new -newkey rsa:1024 -nodes -out getacert.csr -keyout getacert.key -subj "/C=US/ST=Washington/L=Seattle/O=getaCert/CN=*.getacert.com"

2. Creates self signed public key certificate:
   openssl x509 -req -days 3652 -signkey getacert.key -out getacert.cer -in getacert.csr

3. Entire certificate in binary pkcs12 format. Your file is getacert.p12 ready to import:
   openssl pkcs12 -export -passout pass: -in getacert.cer -inkey getacert.pkey -out getacert.p12

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