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@NoMan2000
NoMan2000 / openssl.md
Last active October 10, 2024 12:03 — forked from zhiguangwang/openssl.md
Common OpenSSL Commands with Keys and Certificates

Common OpenSSL Commands with Keys and Certificates

SSL Info

Generate RSA private key with certificate in a single command

openssl req -x509 -newkey rsa:4096 -sha256 -keyout example.key -out example.crt -subj "/CN=example.com" -days 3650 -passout pass:foobar

Generate Certificate Signing Request (CSR) from private key with passphrase

openssl x509 -x509toreq -in example.crt -out example.csr -signkey example.key -passin pass:foobar

@ygotthilf
ygotthilf / jwtRS256.sh
Last active December 3, 2025 11:46
How to generate JWT RS256 key
ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096 -m PEM -f jwtRS256.key
# Don't add passphrase
openssl rsa -in jwtRS256.key -pubout -outform PEM -out jwtRS256.key.pub
cat jwtRS256.key
cat jwtRS256.key.pub