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# openssl req
> OpenSSL command to manage PKCS#10 Certificate Signing Requests.
> More information: <https://docs.openssl.org/master/man1/openssl-req/>.
- Generate a certificate signing request to be sent to a certificate authority:
`openssl req -new -sha256 -key {{filename.key}} -out {{filename.csr}}`
- Generate a self-signed certificate and a corresponding key-pair, storing both in a file:
`openssl req -new -x509 -newkey {{rsa}}:{{4096}} -keyout {{filename.key}} -out {{filename.cert}} -subj "{{/C=XX/CN=foobar}}" -days {{365}}`