pfsense:certificates:create_a_certificate_authority_ca
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