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Simplify SSL certificate instructions.
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<Chapter Id="runtime">
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self-signed certificate, use the following
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<productname>OpenSSL</productname> command:
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<programlisting>
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openssl req -new -text -out cert.req
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cd <replaceable>$PGDATA</replaceable>
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openssl req -new -text -out server.req
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</programlisting>
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Fill out the information that <command>openssl</> asks for. Make sure
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that you enter the local host name as Common Name; the challenge
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than four characters long. To remove the passphrase (as you must if
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you want automatic start-up of the server), run the commands
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<programlisting>
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openssl rsa -in privkey.pem -out cert.pem
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openssl rsa -in privkey.pem -out server.key
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rm privkey.pem
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</programlisting>
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Enter the old passphrase to unlock the existing key. Now do
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<programlisting>
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openssl req -x509 -in cert.req -text -key cert.pem -out cert.cert
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chmod og-rwx cert.pem
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cp cert.pem <replaceable>$PGDATA</replaceable>/server.key
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cp cert.cert <replaceable>$PGDATA</replaceable>/server.crt
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openssl req -x509 -in server.req -text -key server.key -out server.crt
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chmod og-rwx server.key
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</programlisting>
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to turn the certificate into a self-signed certificate and to copy the
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key and certificate to where the server will look for them.

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