.TH make-ssl-cert 8 .SH NAME make-ssl-cert - Debconf wrapper for openssl .SH SYNOPSIS .B make-ssl-cert \fItemplate\fR \fIoutput-certificate\fR [\fB\-\-force\-overwrite\fR] .br .B make-ssl-cert generate-default-snakeoil [\fB\-\-force\-overwrite\fR] .br .SH "DESCRIPTION" make-ssl-cert is a simple debconf to openssl wrapper to create self-signed certificates. It requires a source template (Ex: /usr/share/ssl-cert/ssleay.cnf) and it will place the new generated certificate in the specified output file. .br Invoked with "generate-default-snakeoil", it will generate /etc/ssl/certs/ssl-cert-snakeoil.pem and /etc/ssl/private/ssl-cert-snakeoil.key. .SH OPTIONS A summary of options are included below. .TP .B \-\-force\-overwrite Use this option .B ONLY when strictly required since it will overwrite the output certificate. .SH "SEE ALSO" .IR "openssl" (1) .SH AUTHOR The program author is Thom May , manual page was written for completness by Fabio M. Di Nitto , for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others).