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WebID generation bash script (requires openssl)
#!/bin/bash
BITS=2048
DIR=./out
if grep -q 'webid_generator' /etc/ssl/openssl.cnf; then
echo "WEBID_GEN: Found webid_generator configuration section in /etc/ssl/openssl.cnf"
else
echo "WEBID_GEN: Section webid_generator is missing in /etc/ssl/openssl.cnf. Add this configuration section manually:
[ webid_generator ]
basicConstraints = CA:TRUE
keyUsage = nonRepudiation, digitalSignature, keyEncipherment, dataEncipherment, keyCertSign
extendedKeyUsage = serverAuth, clientAuth, codeSigning, emailProtection, timeStamping
nsCertType = client, server, email, objsign, sslCA, emailCA, objCA
subjectAltName=URI:https://example.com/profile/card\#me # update this with your WebID URI (escape # as \#)
subjectKeyIdentifier=hash
"
exit 1
fi
# create output directory if not exists
mkdir -p $DIR
# create private key id_rsa
echo "WEBID_GEN: Generating rsa key"
openssl genpkey -algorithm RSA -out $DIR/id_rsa -pkeyopt rsa_keygen_bits:$BITS
# extract public key id_rsa.pub
echo "WEBID_GEN: Extracting rsa public key"
openssl rsa -in $DIR/id_rsa -out $DIR/id_rsa.pub -outform PEM -pubout
# create WebID certificate id_rsa.cer
echo "WEBID_GEN: Creating x509 webid certificate"
openssl req -x509 -key $DIR/id_rsa -nodes -days 3650 -newkey rsa:$BITS -out $DIR/id_rsa.cer -extensions webid_generator
# convert certificate and key to pkcs12 (for import to browser) id_rsa.p12
echo "WEBID_GEN: Create pkcs12 key store for browser import"
openssl pkcs12 -export -out $DIR/id_rsa.p12 -in $DIR/id_rsa.cer -inkey $DIR/id_rsa
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oh, I just found another generator. And it does not require updating /etc/ssl/openssl.conf as root :)
https://gist.github.com/njh/2432427

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njh commented Sep 13, 2018

And now in a proper git repo: https://github.com/njh/gen-webid-cert

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