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--- certificates:create_a_ca_certificate_authority [2020/04/06 14:20] – peter
+++ certificates:create_a_ca_certificate_authority [2020/07/15 09:30] (current) – external edit 127.0.0.1
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 This will prompt you to answer some questions to generate the pem file:
-<code bash>
+  * Country Name (2 letter code) [AU]:**JE**
-Country Name (2 letter code) [AU]:**JE**
+  * State or Province Name (full name) [Some-State]:**Jersey**
-State or Province Name (full name) [Some-State]:**Jersey**
+  * Locality Name (eg, city) []:**St. Helier**
-Locality Name (eg, city) []:**St. Helier**
+  * Organization Name (eg, company) [Internet Widgits Pty Ltd]:**ShareWiz**
-Organization Name (eg, company) [Internet Widgits Pty Ltd]:**ShareWiz**
+  * Organizational Unit Name (eg, section) []:**IT**
-Organizational Unit Name (eg, section) []:**IT**
+  * Common Name (e.g. server FQDN or YOUR name) []:***.sharewiz.net**
-Common Name (e.g. server FQDN or YOUR name) []:**sharewiz.net**
+  * Email Address []:
-Email Address []:
-</code>
 At this point you should have 2 files:
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 The myCA.pem file is the public key.
-The myCA.key is the private key; which you do **NOT** want to share.
+<WRAP alert>
+**ALERT:**  The myCA.key is the private key; which you do **NOT** want to share.
+Protect the private key!
+</WRAP>