FreeKB - OpenSSL Create ECDSA public certificate
OpenSSL - Create ECDSA public certificate

This assumes that you have already installed OpenSSL on your system.

Private key

This assumes you've already created a private key, such as example.com.key. If not, refer to our article on creating a private key.

 

Certificate

Create an ECDSA certificate.

~]# openssl req -x509 -new -key /etc/pki/tls/private/ec_private.key -out /etc/pki/tls/certs/ec_certificate.crt

 

There will be a series of prompts.

Area Example Description
Password myPassword Password
Country Name US United States
State/Province FL Florida
Locality Name Miami City
Organization Name Example, Inc. Company name
Organization Unit Name Example, Inc. Company name
Common Name www.example.com Domain name
Email Address admin@example.com Admin email

 

View the content of the ec_certificate.crt file and ensure BEGIN CERTIFCATE is displayed.

~]# cat /etc/pki/tls/certs/certificate.crt
-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----

 

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