On Tue, Dec 29, 2009 at 1:05 PM, Dan Carl <danc at bluestarshows.com> wrote: > On 12/29/2009 11:36 AM, Lanny Marcus wrote: >> I looked on the openssl man page but am too dense with commands to >> understand what I need to do..... Ran into problems generating a key >> and CSR for SSL, because the web site is on a server with an old >> Ensim Control Panel. Please someone knowledgeable, give me the >> openssl commands I need to use, after I ssh into the web site, to >> generate a 2048 bit key and csr. TIA and Happy New Year! >> >> "I believe the issue you are having is due to the size of the >> encryption key. The ensim control panel generates a 1024 bit key, >> where the certificate you got was 2048 bits. What you need to do is >> generate a 2048 bit key and csr on your domain. You would need to >> login in to your domain through ssh and generate the files from the >> command line." >> >> <snip> > This will create one with a passphrase > > openssl genrsa -des3 -out mydomain.key 2048 > openssl req -new -key mydomain.key -out mydomain.csr > > > Same put without a passpharse > > openssl genrsa -out mydomain.key 2048 > openssl req -new -key mydomain.key -out mydomain.csr Dan: Thank you. As I just replied to Mark, when I tried to use the openssl command, bash responded that it cannot find that command. I will relay these commands to OLM Tech Support. Maybe they can use the openssl command, if they log in as root on the server. Lanny