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3.
Generate a signed server certificate by running the following command:
openssl ca
-config openssl_local.cfg -cert cacert.pem -keyfile private/cakey.pem -in certcsr.pem -out
certs/server.pem -md sha1
If you receive a "failed to update database TXT_DB error number 2" error message, you can remove the contents
of the index.txt file and then rerun the command.
of the index.txt file and then rerun the command.
4.
You will be prompted to enter the password for the CA’s private key.
The signed certificate for the server is now available as demoCA/certs/server.pem.
Creating self-signed certificates using OpenSSL
We do not recommend creating self-signed certificates. They will not work in Unified Communications deployments.
Instead you should create a Certificate Authority using OpenSSL as described above.
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Cisco VCS Certificate Creation and Use Deployment Guide