The OpenSSL (openssl) tool

The openssl command line tool creates certificates for the configuration of secured communications.

OpenSSL is provided in the FGLGWS package. It is found in $FGLDIR/web_utilities/tools with a default configuration file openssl.cnf. To use the openssl tool provided in the FGLGWS package, add $FGLDIR/web_utilities/tools at the beginning of your PATH environment variable.

The openssl tool looks for the openssl.cnf file in the directory where it is executed; it stops if the file is not present. To use the openssl tool from any directory, set the OPENSSL_CONF environment variable to specify the location of the configuration file.

For information on how the openssl tool works, refer to the openssl documentation.