在Ubuntu上配置OpenSSL作为证书颁发机构(CA)涉及几个步骤。以下是一个基本的指南,帮助你设置一个简单的CA。
首先,确保你已经安装了OpenSSL。如果没有安装,可以使用以下命令进行安装:
sudo apt update
sudo apt install openssl
创建一个目录来存放CA的文件,并设置适当的权限:
mkdir -p ~/ca/{certs,crl,newcerts,private}
chmod 700 ~/ca/private
创建一个CA配置文件~/ca/openssl.cnf,并添加以下内容:
[ ca ]
default_ca = CA_default
[ CA_default ]
dir = /home/yourusername/ca
certs = $dir/certs
crl_dir = $dir/crl
new_certs_dir = $dir/newcerts
database = $dir/index.txt
serial = $dir/serial
RANDFILE = $dir/private/.rand
private_key = $dir/private/ca.key
certificate = $dir/cacert.pem
crlnumber = $dir/crlnumber
crl = $dir/crl.pem
crl_extensions = crl_ext
default_crl_days = 30
default_md = sha256
name_opt = ca_default
cert_opt = ca_default
default_days = 3650
preserve = no
policy = policy_strict
[ policy_strict ]
countryName = match
stateOrProvinceName = match
organizationName = match
organizationalUnitName = optional
commonName = supplied
emailAddress = optional
[ req ]
default_bits = 2048
distinguished_name = req_distinguished_name
string_mask = utf8only
[ req_distinguished_name ]
countryName = Country Name (2 letter code)
stateOrProvinceName = State or Province Name
localityName = Locality Name
0.organizationName = Organization Name
organizationalUnitName = Organizational Unit Name
commonName = Common Name
emailAddress = Email Address
[ v3_ca ]
subjectKeyIdentifier = hash
authorityKeyIdentifier = keyid:always,issuer
basicConstraints = critical, CA:true
keyUsage = critical, digitalSignature, cRLSign, keyCertSign
请将/home/yourusername/ca替换为你实际的CA目录路径。
使用以下命令生成CA的私钥:
openssl genrsa -out ~/ca/private/ca.key 2048
使用以下命令生成CA的自签名证书:
openssl req -config ~/ca/openssl.cnf -key ~/ca/private/ca.key -new -x509 -days 3650 -sha256 -extensions v3_ca -out ~/ca/cacert.pem
在执行此命令时,系统会提示你输入一些信息,如国家、州、组织名称等。
初始化CA的数据库文件:
echo 1000 > ~/ca/serial
touch ~/ca/index.txt
chmod 644 ~/ca/index.txt
确保证书和密钥文件已经正确生成:
ls -l ~/ca/private/
ls -l ~/ca/cacert.pem
你可以使用这个CA来签发其他证书。创建一个请求文件request.cnf,并添加以下内容:
[ req ]
default_bits = 2048
prompt = no
default_md = sha256
distinguished_name = dn
[ dn ]
C=US
ST=State
L=City
O=Organization
OU=Organizational Unit
CN=Common Name
[ v3_req ]
keyUsage = digitalSignature, nonRepudiation, keyEncipherment, dataEncipherment
extendedKeyUsage = serverAuth, clientAuth, codeSigning, emailProtection
然后生成证书签名请求(CSR):
openssl req -new -keyout server.key -out server.csr -config request.cnf
最后,使用CA签发证书:
openssl ca -config ~/ca/openssl.cnf -extensions v3_req -days 365 -notext -md sha256 -in server.csr -out server.crt
这将生成server.crt文件,你可以将其分发给需要证书的客户端。
以上步骤涵盖了在Ubuntu上配置OpenSSL作为CA的基本过程。根据你的具体需求,可能需要进一步调整配置文件和命令参数。