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PFSense - Certificates - Create a Certificate Authority (CA)

A Certificate Authority (CA) is a trusted entity that issues Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) certificates.


Create the CA

Navigate to System → Cert Manager.

  • Select the CA tab and create a CA by pressing the “+” button.

In Create / Edit CA:

  • Descriptive Name: <some name to make it easy to identify.
  • Method: Create Internal Certificate Authority.
  • Trust Store: <Not Checked>.
  • Randomize Serial: <Checked>.

In Internal Certificate Authority:

  • Key Type: RSA.
  • Key length: 2048 bit.
  • Digest Algorithm: SHA 256.
  • Lifetime: 3650. (10 years).
  • Common Name: ShareWiz - OpenVPN CA.
  • Country Code: JE.
  • State or Province: <blank>.
  • City: St. Helier.
  • Organization: ShareWiz.
  • Organizational Unit: <blank>.

pfsense/certificates/create_a_certificate_authority_ca.txt · Last modified: 2022/08/18 07:46 by 185.198.243.242

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