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Spirent TestCenter: OpenSSL - How to generate the certificates for 802.1x?

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Generating the certificates in order to use 802.1x with TLS
Answer

The following steps are for Linux, if using Windows, create 'SSL' directory and 'index.txt' file manually


mkdir /home/SSL
cd /home/SSL

touch index.txt
echo '01' > serial
# Copy .cnf files here

# Create a new self-signed CA certificate
openssl req -new -x509 -keyout ca.key -out ca.pem -days 60 -config ca.cnf
openssl x509 -inform PEM -outform DER -in ca.pem -out ca.der


# Create a new server certificate, signed by the above CA.
openssl req -new  -out server.csr -keyout server.key -config server.cnf
openssl ca -batch -keyfile ca.key -cert ca.pem -in server.csr -key spirent -out server.crt -config server.cnf
openssl pkcs12 -export -in server.crt -inkey server.key -out server.p12  -passin pass:spirent -passout pass:spirent
openssl pkcs12 -in server.p12 -out server.pem -passin pass:spirent -passout pass:spirent
openssl verify -CAfile ca.pem server.pem


# Create a new client certificate, signed by the the above CA
openssl req -new  -out client.csr -keyout client.key -config client.cnf
openssl ca -batch -keyfile ca.key -cert ca.pem -in client.csr -key spirent -out client.crt -config client.cnf
openssl pkcs12 -export -in client.crt -inkey client.key -out client.p12  -passin pass:spirent -passout pass:spirent
openssl pkcs12 -in client.p12 -out client.pem -passin pass:spirent -passout pass:spirent
openssl verify -CAfile ca.pem client.pem
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Product : 802.1X,Spirent TestCenter,SSL