gencert(8) gencert(8)
NAME
gencert - Generate a test NSS database for mod_nss
SYNOPSIS
gencert <destdir>
DESCRIPTION
A tool used to generate a self-signed CA as well as server and user certificates for mod_nss testing.
This is used to generate a default NSS database for the mod_nss Apache module. It does not test to see if an existing database already
exists, so use with care.
gencert will generate a new NSS database and set an empty database password.
It generates a self-signed CA with the subject "CN=Certificate Shack, O=example.com, C=US"
It also generates a certificate suitable for servers with the subject "CN=<FQDN>, O=example.com, C=US", and a user certificate with the
subject "E=alpha@<FQDN>, CN=Frank Alpha, UID=alpha, OU=People, O=example.com, C=US".
The nicknames it uses are:
CA: cacert
Server certificate: Server-Cert
User cert: alpha
OPTIONS
<destdir>
Specifies the destination directory where the NSS databases will be created.
BUGS
Report bugs to http://bugzilla.redhat.com.
AUTHORS
Rob Crittenden <rcritten@redhat.com>.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright (c) 2011 Red Hat, Inc. This is licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); no one may use this file except in
compliance with the License. A copy of this license is available at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.
Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITH-
OUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
limitations under the License.
Rob Crittenden Jul 1 2013 gencert(8)