Local LAN Certificate

OpenSSL

Make sure /etc/ssl/openssl.cnf has the following:

# Add to [ req ]:
x509_extensions = v3_ca

# Add to file:
[ v3_ca ]
basicConstraints = critical,CA:TRUE
subjectKeyIdentifier = hash
authorityKeyIdentifier = keyid:always,issuer:always

Root Certificate

# Create directory structure:
mkdir -p ~/onedrive/security/local-ca/{certificates,private-keys}

# Create root certificate using v3_ca extension:
openssl req \
    -x509 \
    -newkey rsa:4096 \
    -keyout ~/onedrive/security/local-ca/private-keys/local_root_ca_key.pem \
    -nodes \
    -days 10950 \
    -sha256 \
    -extensions v3_ca \
    -subj "/C=GB/ST=LAN/L=LAN/O=Local Certificate Authority/CN=Local Root CA" \
    -out ~/onedrive/security/local-ca/certificates/local_root_ca_cert.pem

V3 Extension

Create ~/onedrive/security/local-ca/v3.ext.

[req]
req_extensions = v3_req

[ v3_req ]
authorityKeyIdentifier=keyid,issuer
basicConstraints=CA:FALSE
keyUsage = digitalSignature, nonRepudiation, keyEncipherment, dataEncipherment
subjectAltName = @alt_names

[alt_names]
DNS.1 = *.local.lan
DNS.2 = local.lan

Wildcard Certificate

# Create key:
openssl req \
    -new \
    -newkey rsa:4096 \
    -nodes \
    -keyout ~/onedrive/security/local-ca/private-keys/local_lan_key.pem \
    -subj "/C=GB/ST=LAN/L=LAN/O=Local LAN/CN=*.local.lan" \
    -out ~/onedrive/security/local-ca/certificates/local_lan_csr.pem

# Create certificate:
sudo openssl x509 \
    -req \
    -in ~/onedrive/security/local-ca/certificates/local_lan_csr.pem \
    -extfile ~/onedrive/security/local-ca/v3.ext \
    -extensions v3_req \
    -CA ~/onedrive/security/local-ca/certificates/local_root_ca_cert.pem \
    -CAkey ~/onedrive/security/local-ca/private-keys/local_root_ca_key.pem \
    -CAcreateserial \
    -out ~/onedrive/security/local-ca/certificates/local_lan_cert.pem \
    -days 365 \
    -sha256

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