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Linux Security: Implement an openSSL Certificate Server

In this lab, you’ll practice generating SSL certificates. When you’re finished, you’ll have a functional internal certificate authority.

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Rating
(15 reviews)
Level
Clock icon Beginner
Duration
Clock icon 55m
Published
Clock icon Oct 22, 2024

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Table of Contents

  1. Challenge

    Get Started in the Lab Environment

    Here are the initial instructions and explanation of the lab environment. Read this while your environment is busy creating itself from nothing. Yes, this violates physics; we know. How fun!

  2. Challenge

    Generate a CA Signing Certificate

    Use OpenSSL to create an RSA certificate to be used as the root Certification Authority (CA).

  3. Challenge

    Generate a Web Server Certificate

    Generate a Certificate Signing Request from the web server, and sign that request on the CA server.

  4. Challenge

    Install the Web Server and Root CA Certificates

    Copy the web server certificate and CA root certificate from the CA server, and install them on the web server. Test the certificates from a web browser.

  5. Challenge

    The Last Challenge

    Welcome to the final challenge! This is your last chance to experiment in the environment. Clicking Finish Lab will end this little world that flittered into existence just for you.

Greg is a networking professional, proficient in voice, data, and Windows networking.

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