OpenSSL Initial Setup

  1. Create a folder structure
mkdir -p certs/{ca,mid-ca,server}/{private,certs,newcerts,crl,csr}

  1. Change the permissions
chmod -v 700 certs/{ca,mid-ca,server}/private

  1. Create index files
touch certs/{ca,mid-ca}/index

  1. Set a serial number
openssl rand -hex 16 > certs/ca/serial
openssl rand -hex 16 > certs/mid-ca/serial

  1. Copy and place the configuration files

ca.conf - mid-ca.conf