This tools create a certificate signing request, private key, and self-signed SSL certificate. The signing request can be submitted to a certificate authority (CA) to generate a trusted certificate for the private key, or use the key and certificate on a server that doesn't need to have a trusted certificate signed by a CA.
What creates a Certificate ?
Country Name : The two-letter code for the country where your organization is located.
State or Province Name : The state/region where your organization is located. This shouldn't be abbreviated.
Locality Name : The city where your organization is located. This shouldn’t be abbreviated.
Organization Name : The legal name of your organization. Do not abbreviate and include any suffixes, such as Inc., Corp., or LLC.
Organizational Unit Name : The division of your organization handling the certificate.
Common Name : The fully qualified domain name (FQDN) of your server.
Email Address : An email address used to contact your organization.
Certificate Key Type: RSA or ECC
Key Size: Size of key
Signature Algorithm: signature type
Validity Period: Time effective
Useful for
When you want to set up HTTPS on your local web server, but a CA-signed certificate isn't required.
