gencert(8)gencert(8)NAMEgencert - Generate a test NSS database for mod_nss
SYNOPSISgencert <destdir>
DESCRIPTION
A tool used to generate a self-signed CA as well as server and user
certificates for mod_nss testing.
This is used to generate a default NSS database for the mod_nss Apache
module. It does not test to see if an existing database already exists,
so use with care.
gencert will generate a new NSS database and set an empty database
password.
It generates a self-signed CA with the subject "CN=Certificate Shack,
O=example.com, C=US"
It also generates a certificate suitable for servers with the subject
"CN=<FQDN>, O=example.com, C=US", and a user certificate with the sub‐
ject "E=alpha@<FQDN>, CN=Frank Alpha, UID=alpha, OU=People, O=exam‐
ple.com, C=US".
The nicknames it uses are:
CA: cacert
Server certificate: Server-Cert
User cert: alpha
OPTIONS
<destdir>
Specifies the destination directory where the NSS databases will
be created.
BUGS
Report bugs to http://bugzilla.redhat.com.
AUTHORS
Rob Crittenden <rcritten@redhat.com>.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright (c) 2011 Red Hat, Inc. This is licensed under the Apache
License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); no one may use this file except
in compliance with the License. A copy of this license is available at
http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.
Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITH‐
OUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
limitations under the License.
Rob Crittenden Jul 1 2013 gencert(8)