Obtaining test SSL certificates

This topic describes the procedure for obtaining test SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) certificates by using the OpenSSL commands.

Perform the following steps for obtaining test SSL certificates:

1. (Windows) Download and install open SSL on Windows.

   (Linux) Download and install the open SSL package. 

   Linux

   yum search openssl
   yum install apr-util-openssl.x86_64

2. Generate the SSL certificate by using the following command. 

   Note

   Commands are same for Windows and Linux environments.

   openssl req -x509 -sha256 -days <number of days for validation> -new -newkey rsa:2048 -nodes -out <Certificate Name>.pem -keyout <key Name>.pem

   Certificate and private key files are generated in a .PEM format. 

3. To convert the certificate and private key files to a .DER format, run the following commands. 

   openssl x509 -in <Certificate name>.pem -inform pem -out <Certificate Name.der> -outform DER
   changing key format.
   openssl pkcs8 -topk8 -nocrypt -in <Key Name>.pem -inform PEM -out <key Name>.der -outform DER

   Note

   BMC Release Process Management only accepts .DER format.