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Replace viewing a csr example with example for creating a self signed certificate.

Peter Tripp 9 years ago
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      pages/common/openssl.md

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pages/common/openssl.md

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 `openssl req -new -sha256 -key {{filename.key}} -out {{filename.csr}}`
 
-- Read contents of a signed certificate:
+- Generate a self-signed certificate from a certificate signing request valid for some number of days:
 
-`openssl x509 -text -noout -in {{certificate.crt}}`
+`openssl x509 -req -days {{days}} -in {{filename.csr}} -signkey {{filename.key}} -out {{filename.crt}}`
 
 - Display the certificate presented by an SSL/TLS server: