VIAVI TestCenter: OpenSSL - How to generate the certificates for 802.1x?

VIAVI TestCenter: OpenSSL - How to generate the certificates for 802.1x?

The following steps are for Linux, if using Windows, create 'SSL' directory and 'index.txt' file manually mkdir /home/SSL cd /home/SSL touch index.txt echo '01' > serial # Copy .cnf files here # Create a new self-signed CA certificate openssl req -new -x509 -keyout ca.key -out ca.pem -days 60 -config ca.cnf openssl x509 -inform PEM -outform DER -in ca.pem -out ca.der # Create a new server certificate, signed by the above CA. openssl req -new  -out server.csr -keyout server.key -config server.cnf openssl ca -batch -keyfile ca.key -cert ca.pem -in server.csr -key VIAVI -out server.crt -config server.cnf openssl pkcs12 -export -in server.crt -inkey server.key -out server.p12  -passin pass:VIAVI -passout pass:VIAVI openssl pkcs12 -in server.p12 -out server.pem -passin pass:VIAVI -passout pass:VIAVI openssl verify -CAfile ca.pem server.pem # Create a new client certificate, signed by the the above CA openssl req -new  -out client.csr -keyout client.key -config client.cnf openssl ca -batch -keyfile ca.key -cert ca.pem -in client.csr -key VIAVI -out client.crt -config client.cnf openssl pkcs12 -export -in client.crt -inkey client.key -out client.p12  -passin pass:VIAVI -passout pass:VIAVI openssl pkcs12 -in client.p12 -out client.pem -passin pass:VIAVI -passout pass:VIAVI openssl verify -CAfile ca.pem client.pem