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NAME

       gencert - Generate a test NSS database for mod_nss

SYNOPSIS

       gencert <destdir>

DESCRIPTION

       A tool used to generate a self-signed CA as well as server and user certificates for mod_nss testing.

       This is used to generate a default NSS database for the mod_nss Apache module. It does not test to see if
       an existing database already exists, so use with care.

       gencert will generate a new NSS database with the password "httptest".

       It generates a self-signed CA with the subject "CN=Certificate Shack, O=example.com, C=US"

       It also generates a certificate suitable for servers with the subject "CN=<FQDN>,  O=example.com,  C=US",
       and  a  user  certificate  with  the  subject  "E=alpha@<FQDN>,  CN=Frank  Alpha,  UID=alpha,  OU=People,
       O=example.com, C=US".

       The nicknames it uses are:

              CA:                   cacert
              Server certificate:   Server-Cert
              User cert:            alpha

OPTIONS

       <destdir>
              Specifies the destination directory where the NSS databases will be created.

BUGS

       Report bugs to http://bugzilla.redhat.com.

AUTHORS

       Rob Crittenden <rcritten@redhat.com>.

       Copyright (c) 2011 Red Hat, Inc. This is licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the  "License");
       no  one  may  use this file except in compliance with the License. A copy of this license is available at
       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.

       Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software  distributed  under  the  License  is
       distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
       See the License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.