Vaisala viewLinc-4.1-M211518 User Manual
Page 165
Appendix: FAQs & Troubleshooting
158
©
2012 Vaisala Canada Inc
prompt = no
[ req_distinguished_name ]
countryName = CA
stateOrProvinceName = British Columbia
localityName = Vancouver
organizationName = Big Pharma Inc.
organizationalUnitName = Big Pharma Unit
commonName = viewlinc.bigpharma.com
emailAddress = [email protected]
run this command:
openssl req -new -key
viewlinc.bigpharma.com.key -out
viewlinc.bigpharma.com.csr -config
SSLConfig.txt
3
Create a Certificate (CRT) file.
This file contains the signed certificate that viewLinc requires.
openssl x509 -req -days 365 -in
viewlinc.bigpharma.com.csr -signkey
viewlinc.bigpharma.com.key -out
viewlinc.bigpharma.com.crt
The two files viewlinc.bigpharma.com.crt and
viewlinc.bigpharma.com.key should be copied into the
config\keys folder. The viewlinc.cfg should be updated with
the new names. Restart viewLinc. The https web server will
be available.
Creating a key and certificate signed by a Certificate
Authority (CA).
The key names by convention should be the
domain name of the server. If the URL to access the server is
https://viewlinc.bigpharma.com/ then the filenames should be
viewlinc.bigpharma.com.key
viewlinc.bigpharma.com.crt
1
Create a private key
The file created by this command contains the private RSA
key to be used by viewLinc
openssl genrsa -out viewlinc.bigpharma.com.key 2048
2
Create a Certificate Signing Request (CSR) file