self-signed-with-ip.cnf

# This is an openssl configuration file. It is used by the command
#          cobaltb.py generate_cert
# to generate self-signed certificates. Using a configuration file like this
# seems to be the only way to generate a certificate with an IP address in the
# Subject Alternative Name section. This is necessary if you want to access
# a server via an IP address. The tag <IP_ADDRESS> below is replaced by the
# value of the flag --ip-address passed to the cobaltb.py generate_cert command
# and the tag <HOSTNAME> below is replaced by the value of the flag --hostname.
#
# Note that if you plan to access the Shuffler via a host name (including a
# a DNS name) then you must pass the host name to the --hostname flag.
# openssl will also prompt you for the hostname to use as the CN (Common Name)
# and you must enter it there also. But this is not sufficient because the C++
# version of the gRPC tls client is strict in verifying the hostname: Because
# the certificate contains at least one Subject Alternateive name (SAN) the
# Common Name (CN) will not be used at all for host name verification. Therefore
# the hostname must also be listed as a SAN. On the other hand the host name
# must also be entered into openssl's CN prompt because it will get used as the
# CN of the issuer.

HOME			= .

[ req ]
distinguished_name	= req_distinguished_name
x509_extensions	= v3_ca
string_mask = utf8only

[ req_distinguished_name ]
commonName			= Common Name (Server FQDN)
commonName_default = localhost
commonName_max			= 64

[ v3_ca ]
subjectAltName = @alt_names
subjectKeyIdentifier=hash
authorityKeyIdentifier=keyid:always,issuer
basicConstraints = CA:true

[alt_names]
IP.1 = @@@IP_ADDRESS@@@
DNS.1 = @@@HOSTNAME@@@