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- | ===== Configuring SSL Certificates ===== | + | ====== Configuring SSL Certificates |
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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.</ | If this is important to your use case, simply obtain and substitute your own CA-signed certificates to the same locations used here.</ | ||
- | The dovecot package installs a script for generating self-signed certs at / | + | The dovecot package installs a script for generating self-signed certs at / |
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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[[howtos: | [[howtos: | ||
+ | ====== Sources ====== | ||
+ | * Originally written by [[wiki: | ||
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