Generating SSL Certificates

Generating SSL Certificates

This chapter describes how to generate certificates that can be used with CA XCOM Data Transport.

For more information about using OpenSSL, see Network Security with OpenSSL by John Vega, Matt Messier, and Pravir Chandra (O'Reilly & Associates).

This section contains the following topics:

How to use Secure Socket Layer Certification

SSL Mode

Set Expiration

Create the CA Certificate

Create the Server Certificate

Create the Client Certificate

Configure the SSL Server

Configure the Client

Using Certificates with Your Product