mk-self-ssl

#!/bin/bash
#
# usage: mk-self-ssl <foo> [n days]
# first variable, file name, is required
# second variable, number of days, is optional

umask 277

OPENSSL=/usr/bin/openssl

if [ -z $1 ]; then

echo -e "\nMissing file name\n"

elif [ -z $2 ]; then

# Generate private key and certificate signing request
$OPENSSL genrsa -out $1.key 2048
$OPENSSL req -new -key $1.key -out $1.csr
# Generate SSL certificate
$OPENSSL x509 -req -days 365 -in $1.csr -signkey $1.key -out $1.crt

else

# Generate private key and certificate signing request
$OPENSSL genrsa -out $1.key 2048
$OPENSSL req -new -key $1.key -out $1.csr
# Generate SSL certificate
$OPENSSL x509 -req -days $2 -in $1.csr -signkey $1.key -out $1.crt

fi