How do you install OpenSSL in Fedora?

Answer 1

OpenSSL Fedora 13How to install OpenSSL on Fedora 13

1. Install OpenSSL

   yum install openssl

How to configure OpenSSL on Fedora 13

1. Change your working directory to /etc/pki/CA

   cd /etc/pki/CA

2. Create a file that holds the database of certificates

   touch index.txt

3. Create a file that holds the next certificate serial number

   echo '01' > serial

4. Create a file that holds the next Certificate Revocation List serial number

   echo '01' > crlnumber

5. Make a copy the systems default openssl configuration file for our use

   cp /etc/pki/tls/openssl.cnf openssl.cnf

6. Open the /etc/pki/CA/openssl.cnf file for editing
   1. Change line 42

      from: dir = ../../CA # Where everything is kept

      to: dir = . # Where everything is kept

   2. Change line 50

      from: certificate = $dir/cacert.pem # The CA certificate

      to: certificate = $dir/certs/ca.crt # The CA certificate

   3. Change line 55

      from: private_key = $dir/private/cakey.pem # The private key

      to: private_key = $dir/private/ca.key # The private key

   4. Save and Close the file
7. Make the /etc/pki/CA/openssl.cnf file not world readable

   chmod 600 openssl.cnf