[BlueOnyx:06326] Re: 2048 bit CSR?

[Gerald Waugh]

On Mon, 2011-01-17 at 08:56 -0800, Ken - Precision Web Hosting, Inc
wrote:
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "webmaster" <webmaster at oldcabin.net>
> To: "BlueOnyx General Mailing List" <blueonyx at blueonyx.it>
> Sent: Sunday, January 16, 2011 8:34 PM
> Subject: [BlueOnyx:06323] 2048 bit CSR?
> 
> 
> >
> >
> > Has there been a solution to  2048 bit csr issue?
> >
> > My GUI is still doing only 1024
> >
> >
> > Help got to renew some certs for clients!
> >
> >
> >
> 
> 
> >From the command line, for the siteadmin ssl, the method I use  is
> 
> cd /etc/admserv
> openssl req -new -newkey rsa:2048 -keyout key -nodes -out request
> Generating a 2048 bit RSA private key
> ..........................................+++
> ..............+++
> writing new private key to 'key'
> -----
> You are about to be asked to enter information that will be incorporated
> into your certificate request.
> What you are about to enter is what is called a Distinguished Name or a DN.
> There are quite a few fields but you can leave some blank
> For some fields there will be a default value,
> If you enter '.', the field will be left blank.
> -----
> Country Name (2 letter code) [GB]:US
> State or Province Name (full name) [Berkshire]:California
> Locality Name (eg, city) [Newbury]:Valley Center
> Organization Name (eg, company) [My Company Ltd]:Precision Web Hosting, Inc.
> Organizational Unit Name (eg, section) []:WebDev
> Common Name (eg, your name or your server's hostname) []:www.yourdomain.com
> Email Address []:ssladmin at precisionweb.net
> Please enter the following 'extra' attributes
> to be sent with your certificate request
> A challenge password []:
> An optional company name []:
> ?
> ?
> cat request
> 
> 
> 
> The "request" is the CSR. After you get the certificate then I copy in the
> cerfiticate, key, and request to the certs directory.  Then from the GUI,
> import the  certificate 2, certificate 1, then root cert in that order.

Do Not use a challenge password / just hit 'Enter'

Gerald