From 12a0f00caf11504ec1b7265bab01867246a35895 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Brandon Lin Date: Sat, 27 Jan 2018 13:31:49 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] simplify RSA keygen instructions (#357) --- docs/HOWTO.rst | 5 +---- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/HOWTO.rst b/docs/HOWTO.rst index abaff51..8bfc7f7 100644 --- a/docs/HOWTO.rst +++ b/docs/HOWTO.rst @@ -368,10 +368,7 @@ your sign request to identify your server. They are not currently checked by the client except for the validity date. When asked for a challenge password just leave it empty and press enter:: - $ openssl genrsa -des3 -passout pass:x -out server.pass.key 2048 - $ openssl rsa -passin pass:x -in server.pass.key -out server.key - writing RSA key - $ rm server.pass.key + $ openssl genrsa -out server.key 2048 $ openssl req -new -key server.key -out server.csr ... Country Name (2 letter code) [AU]:US