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@node Howto Create a Server Cert
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@section Creating a TLS server certificate
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Here is a brief run up on how to create a server certificate. It has
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actually been done this way to get a certificate from CAcert to be used
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on a real server. It has only been tested with this CA, but there
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shouldn't be any problem to run this against any other CA.
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Before you start, make sure that gpg-agent is running. As there is no
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need for a configuration file, you may simply enter:
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@cartouche
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@example
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$ gpgsm-gencert.sh >a.p10
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Key type
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[1] RSA
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[2] Existing key
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[3] Direct from card
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Your selection: 1
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You selected: RSA
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@end example
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@end cartouche
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I opted for creating a new RSA key. The other option is to use an
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already existing key, by selecting @kbd{2} and entering the so-called
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keygrip. Running the command @samp{gpgsm --dump-secret-key USERID}
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shows you this keygrip. Using @kbd{3} offers another menu to create a
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certificate directly from a smart card based key.
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Let's continue:
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@cartouche
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@example
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Key length
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[1] 1024
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[2] 2048
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Your selection: 1
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You selected: 1024
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@end example
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@end cartouche
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The script offers two common key sizes. With the current setup of
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CAcert, it does not make much sense to use a 2k key; their policies need
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to be revised anyway (a CA root key valid for 30 years is not really
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serious).
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@cartouche
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@example
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Key usage
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[1] sign, encrypt
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[2] sign
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[3] encrypt
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Your selection: 1
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You selected: sign, encrypt
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@end example
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@end cartouche
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We want to sign and encrypt using this key. This is just a suggestion
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and the CA may actually assign other key capabilities.
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Now for some real data:
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@cartouche
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@example
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Name (DN)
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> CN=kerckhoffs.g10code.com
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@end example
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@end cartouche
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This is the most important value for a server certificate. Enter here
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the canonical name of your server machine. You may add other virtual
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server names later.
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@cartouche
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@example
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E-Mail addresses (end with an empty line)
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>
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@end example
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@end cartouche
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We don't need email addresses in a server certificate and CAcert would
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anyway ignore such a request. Thus just hit enter.
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If you want to create a client certificate for email encryption, this
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would be the place to enter your mail address
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(e.g. @email{joe@@example.org}). You may enter as many addresses as you like,
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however the CA may not accept them all or reject the entire request.
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@cartouche
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@example
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DNS Names (optional; end with an empty line)
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> www.g10code.com
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DNS Names (optional; end with an empty line)
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> ftp.g10code.com
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DNS Names (optional; end with an empty line)
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>
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@end example
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@end cartouche
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Here I entered the names of the servers which actually run on the
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machine given in the DN above. The browser will accept a certificate for
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any of these names. As usual the CA must approve all of these names.
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@cartouche
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@example
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URIs (optional; end with an empty line)
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>
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@end example
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@end cartouche
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It is possible to insert arbitrary URIs into a certificate; for a server
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certificate this does not make sense.
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We have now entered all required information and @command{gpgsm} will
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display what it has gathered and ask whether to create the certificate
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request:
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@cartouche
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@example
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Parameters for certificate request to create:
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1 Key-Type: RSA
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2 Key-Length: 1024
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3 Key-Usage: sign, encrypt
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4 Name-DN: CN=kerckhoffs.g10code.com
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5 Name-DNS: www.g10code.com
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6 Name-DNS: ftp.g10code.com
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Really create such a CSR?
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[1] yes
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[2] no
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Your selection: 1
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You selected: yes
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@end example
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@end cartouche
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@command{gpgsm} will now start working on creating the request. As this
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includes the creation of an RSA key it may take a while. During this
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time you will be asked 3 times for a passphrase to protect the created
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private key on your system. A pop up window will appear to ask for
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it. The first two prompts are for the new passphrase and for re-entering it;
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the third one is required to actually create the certificate signing request.
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When it is ready, you should see the final notice:
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@cartouche
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@example
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gpgsm: certificate request created
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@end example
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@end cartouche
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Now, you may look at the created request:
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@cartouche
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@example
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$ cat a.p10
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-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE REQUEST-----
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MIIBnzCCAQgCAQAwITEfMB0GA1UEAxMWa2VyY2tob2Zmcy5nMTBjb2RlLmNvbTCB
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nzANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQEFAAOBjQAwgYkCgYEA5h+uKRenpvbe+BnMY6siPO50LVyg
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HtB7kr+YISlPJ5JAFO12yQFz9Y0sBLHbjR+V+TOawwP1dZhGjlgnEBkMdWKuEBlS
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wFTALLX78GAyvAYAmPqSPDEYXkMECyUXVX/bbGI1bY8Y2OGy4w4D+v7e+xD2NBkm
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Bj5cNy+YMbGVldECAwEAAaA+MDwGCSqGSIb3DQEJDjEvMC0wKwYDVR0RBCQwIoIP
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d3d3LmcxMGNvZGUuY29tgg9mdHAuZzEwY29kZS5jb20wDQYJKoZIhvcNAQEFBQAD
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gYEAzBRIi8KTfKyebOlMtDN6oDYBOv+r9A4w3u/Z1ikjffaiN1Bmd2o9Ez9KXKHA
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IezLeSEA/rGUPN5Ur5qIJnRNQ8xrS+iLftr8msWQSZppVnA/vnqMrtqBUpitqAr0
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eYBmt1Uem2Y3UFABrKPglv2xzgGkrKX6AqmFoOnJWQ0QcTw=
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-----END CERTIFICATE REQUEST-----
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$
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@end example
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@end cartouche
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You may now proceed by logging into your account at the CAcert website,
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choose @code{Server Certificates - New}, check @code{sign by class 3 root
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certificate}, paste the above request block into the text field and
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click on @code{Submit}.
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If everything works out fine, a certificate will be shown. Now run
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@cartouche
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@example
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$ gpgsm --import
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@end example
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@end cartouche
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and paste the certificate from the CAcert page into your terminal
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followed by a Ctrl-D
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@cartouche
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@example
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-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
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MIIEIjCCAgqgAwIBAgIBTDANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQQFADBUMRQwEgYDVQQKEwtDQWNl
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cnQgSW5jLjEeMBwGA1UECxMVaHR0cDovL3d3dy5DQWNlcnQub3JnMRwwGgYDVQQD
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ExNDQWNlcnQgQ2xhc3MgMyBSb290MB4XDTA1MTAyODE2MjA1MVoXDTA3MTAyODE2
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MjA1MVowITEfMB0GA1UEAxMWa2VyY2tob2Zmcy5nMTBjb2RlLmNvbTCBnzANBgkq
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hkiG9w0BAQEFAAOBjQAwgYkCgYEA5h+uKRenpvbe+BnMY6siPO50LVygHtB7kr+Y
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ISlPJ5JAFO12yQFz9Y0sBLHbjR+V+TOawwP1dZhGjlgnEBkMdWKuEBlSwFTALLX7
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8GAyvAYAmPqSPDEYXkMECyUXVX/bbGI1bY8Y2OGy4w4D+v7e+xD2NBkmBj5cNy+Y
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MbGVldECAwEAAaOBtTCBsjAMBgNVHRMBAf8EAjAAMDQGA1UdJQQtMCsGCCsGAQUF
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BwMCBggrBgEFBQcDAQYJYIZIAYb4QgQBBgorBgEEAYI3CgMDMAsGA1UdDwQEAwIF
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oDAyBggrBgEFBQcBAQQmMCQwIgYIKwYBBQUHMAGGFmh0dHA6Ly9vY3NwLmNhY2Vy
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dC5vcmcwKwYDVR0RBCQwIoIPd3d3LmcxMGNvZGUuY29tgg9mdHAuZzEwY29kZS5j
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b20wDQYJKoZIhvcNAQEEBQADggIBAAj5XAHCtzQR8PV6PkQBgZqUCbcfxGO/ZIp9
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aIT6J2z0Jo1OZI6KmConbqnZG9WyDlV5P7msQXW/Z9nBfoj4KSmNR8G/wtb8ClJn
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W8s75+K3ZLq1UgEyxBDrS7GjtbVaj7gsfZsuiQzxmk9lbl1gbkpJ3VEMjwVCTMlM
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fpjp8etyPhUZqOZaoKVaq//KTOsjhPMwz7TcfOkHvXketPrWTcefJQU7NKLH16D3
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mZAwnBxp3P51H6E6VG8AoJO8xCBuVwsbXKEf/FW+tmKG9pog6CaZQ9WibROTtnKj
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NJjSBsrUk5C+JowO/EyZRGm6R1tlok8iFXj+2aimyeBqDcxozNmFgh9F3S5u0wK0
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6cfYgkPVMHxgwV3f3Qh+tJkgLExN7KfO9hvpZqAh+CLQtxVmvpxEVEXKR6nwBI5U
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BaseulvVy3wUfg2daPkG17kDDBzQlsWC0BRF8anH+FWSrvseC3nS0a9g3sXF1Ic3
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gIqeAMhkant1Ac3RR6YCWtJKr2rcQNdDAxXK35/gUSQNCi9dclEzoOgjziuA1Mha
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94jYcvGKcwThn0iITVS5hOsCfaySBLxTzfIruLbPxXlpWuCW/6I/7YyivppKgEZU
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rUTFlNElRXCwIl0YcJkIaYYqWf7+A/aqYJCi8+51usZwMy3Jsq3hJ6MA3h1BgwZs
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Rtct3tIX
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-----END CERTIFICATE-----
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gpgsm: issuer certificate (#/CN=CAcert Class 3 Ro[...]) not found
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gpgsm: certificate imported
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gpgsm: total number processed: 1
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gpgsm: imported: 1
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@end example
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@end cartouche
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gpgsm tells you that it has imported the certificate. It is now
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associated with the key you used when creating the request. The root
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certificate has not been found, so you may want to import it from the
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CACert website.
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To see the content of your certificate, you may now enter:
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@cartouche
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@example
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$ gpgsm -K kerckhoffs.g10code.com
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/home/foo/.gnupg/pubring.kbx
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---------------------------
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Serial number: 4C
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Issuer: /CN=CAcert Class 3 Root/OU=http:\x2f\x2fwww.[...]
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Subject: /CN=kerckhoffs.g10code.com
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aka: (dns-name www.g10code.com)
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aka: (dns-name ftp.g10code.com)
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validity: 2005-10-28 16:20:51 through 2007-10-28 16:20:51
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key type: 1024 bit RSA
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key usage: digitalSignature keyEncipherment
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ext key usage: clientAuth (suggested), serverAuth (suggested), [...]
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fingerprint: 0F:9C:27:B2:DA:05:5F:CB:33:19:D8:E9:65:B9:BD:4F:B1:98:CC:57
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@end example
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@end cartouche
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I used @option{-K} above because this will only list certificates for
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which a private key is available. To see more details, you may use
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@option{--dump-secret-keys} instead of @option{-K}.
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To make actual use of the certificate you need to install it on your
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server. Server software usually expects a PKCS\#12 file with key and
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certificate. To create such a file, run:
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@cartouche
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@example
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$ gpgsm --export-secret-key-p12 -a >kerckhoffs-cert.pem
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@end example
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@end cartouche
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You will be asked for the passphrase as well as for a new passphrase to
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be used to protect the PKCS\#12 file. The file now contains the
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certificate as well as the private key:
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@cartouche
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@example
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$ cat kerckhoffs-cert.pem
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Issuer ...: /CN=CAcert Class 3 Root/OU=http:\x2f\x2fwww.CA[...]
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Serial ...: 4C
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Subject ..: /CN=kerckhoffs.g10code.com
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aka ..: (dns-name www.g10code.com)
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aka ..: (dns-name ftp.g10code.com)
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-----BEGIN PKCS12-----
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MIIHlwIBAzCCB5AGCSqGSIb37QdHAaCCB4EEggd9MIIHeTk1BJ8GCSqGSIb3DQEu
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[...many more lines...]
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-----END PKCS12-----
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$
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@end example
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@end cartouche
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Copy this file in a secure way to the server, install it there and
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delete the file then. You may export the file again at any time as long
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as it is available in GnuPG's private key database.
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