Generating Certificates with OpenSSL

Overview

A self-signed certificate allows users to make connections with various integration applications. Self-signed certificates are used in Decisions to make connections with SSO, Kafka, and other modules.

Example

The example below will demonstrate how to create a self-signed SSL certificate with pfx using OpenSSL.

1. In OpenSSL, generate a private key using the following command:
   

   openssl genrsa 2048 > private.pem

2. Generate the self-signed certificate using the following command:
   

   openssl req -x509 -days 1000 -new -key private.pem -out public.pem

3. Create the PFX using the following command:
   

   openSSL pkcs12 -export -in public.pem -inkey private.pem -out mycert.pfx

   Creating PKCS#12

   To create a PKCS#12 file with the self-signed certificate and private key, use the following command:
   

   openssl pkcs12 –export –out mycert.pfx –inkey key.pem –in mycert.pem