Use subjectAltName (SAN) in OpenSSL
How to use subjectAltName correctly in a OpenSSL configuration file.
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Using Variables in a OpenSSL Config File
How to specify variable names and reference them in OpenSSL configuration file.
Change Default TLS Setting in OpenSSL, System-Wide
How to change the default TLS settings system-wide for openssl.
GDB Setup for OpenSSL for Debian
How to properly setup OpenSSL for a gdb debug session in Debian.
Chaining of CA Certificates in OpenSSL
How to work with and validate with CA Chain files.
OpenSSL Configuration File by Section
OpenSSL config file organized by sections.
Many Ways to Pass a Password to OpenSSL
See here the many ways to pass a password to the openssl command line.
To Prompt or Not to Prompt in OpenSSL
How to simply changing prompt for distinguished names (DN) in OpenSSL
Which Certificate Uses What X509v3 Extensions
So you want to make a blank-type of PKI certificate but unsure of what X509v3 extensions to use.
Environment Variables for OpenSSL
Here are the list of environment variables used by OpenSSL
GDB Setup for OpenSSL
How to properly setup OpenSSL for a gdb debug session
CA Certificates rebuild on Debian
This article details how the rebuilding of Trusted Root CA occurs on a Debian
Linux using the update-ca-certificates tool as part of ca-certificates
Debian package.
Also it details what my current thoughts are regarding the auditable aspect of Root CA, its intermediate CA, trusted CA and blacklisting CAs.
For the …
How to read a OpenSSL configuration file
15 years of barely ignoring this file, I’ve finally detailed the syntax of openssl.cnf file.