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howtos:network_services:postfix_dovecot_mysql:ssl [2015/02/15 22:30 (UTC)] astrogeekhowtos:network_services:postfix_dovecot_mysql:ssl [2015/02/16 09:46 (UTC)] – First complete version astrogeek
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 ===== Configuring SSL Certificates ===== ===== Configuring SSL Certificates =====
-<note important>This article is under construction and not complete! Please return later...</note> 
 We will now create and install a self-signed SSL certificate to support secure email. We will now create and install a self-signed SSL certificate to support secure email.
  
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 If this is important to your use case, simply obtain and substitute your own CA-signed certificates to the same locations used here.</note> If this is important to your use case, simply obtain and substitute your own CA-signed certificates to the same locations used here.</note>
  
-The dovecot package installs a script for generating self-signed certs at /usr/doc/dovecot-2.2.13/mkcert.sh, which you may use if you prefer. The following commands do the same thing but to a different path.+The dovecot package installs a script for generating self-signed certs at /usr/doc/dovecot-2.2.13/mkcert.sh, which you may use if you prefer. The commands shown below do the same thing but save the certificate and key to a different path.
  
 The following commands will generate a certificate good for one year. You may adjust the value after -days to make the certificate valid for a different period of time. We will use the paths used here in later steps, so please note if you change them. The following commands will generate a certificate good for one year. You may adjust the value after -days to make the certificate valid for a different period of time. We will use the paths used here in later steps, so please note if you change them.
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 Both postfix and dovecot also include options to make SSL related errors visible in their logs. Both postfix and dovecot also include options to make SSL related errors visible in their logs.
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