genSslCert(1)

📦 version 1.4.9, in centos-stream 10, centos-stream 9, fedora 43, fedora 44, ubuntu jammy, ubuntu noble, ubuntu resolute

💖 genSslCert — the manual, but make it make sense 💖

okay bestie, so this is genSslCert, a page from the General Commands Manual (section 1, the commands section, we love her). she's a little shell script with main character energy and exactly one job. let's get into it 🫶

✨ NAME ✨

genSslCert — generate SSL certificates for the Small-Footprint CIM Broker (sfcb)

like. that's it. that's the whole brand. no cap.

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

genSslCert

no flags. no arguments. no options. she takes nothing and she gives you everything. just type her name and vibe. 💅

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

so here's the tea ☕ — genSslCert is a script whose whole personality is generating two SSL certificate files: server.pem and client.pem. why, you ask? because those files are what let the Small-Footprint CIM Broker (sfcb) handle https requests coming in from CIM clients. no certs, no secure vibes. it's giving "bouncer at the club checking IDs" honestly.

that's it. that's the function. she's a one-trick pony and the trick is iconic. 👑

🎀 FILES 🎀

  • /usr/share/sfcb/genSslCert.sh — the genSslCert script itself, the actual girl behind the curtain 🧚
  • /etc/sfcb/server.pem — the server certificate file. the server's lil ID card 🪪
  • /etc/sfcb/client.pem — the client certificate file. the client's lil ID card 🪪

🌈 PREREQUISITES 🌈

this is important bestie, don't skip it: you need the OpenSSL package installed. no OpenSSL, no certificates, no slay. it's literally non-negotiable. 🙈

💜 AUTHOR 💜

Adrian Schuur <schuur@de.ibm.com> — we stan. thank you for your service 🫡✨

💀 BUGS 💀

got questions? the SBLIM project keeps a mailing list and that's exactly where all questions about sfcb, sfcc, wbemcli, or any of the SBLIM providers should go. to subscribe, go here:

http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/sblim-issues

and if you found an actual bug (not just a vibe issue), the SBLIM Project Bug tracking page lives at:

http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=128809&atid=712784
fr fr, direct your questions there — the mailing list and the tracker are the two places that matter. 🐛

(C) Copyright IBM Corp. 2004, 2005

🔥 AVAILABILITY 🔥

the Small-Footprint CIM Broker (sfcb) is part of the SBLIM project, and the most recent version is available on the web at:

http://sblim.sourceforge.net/

👑 SEE ALSO 👑

  • sfcbd(1) — go read her next, she's the whole reason this script exists 💖

and that's the whole page, bestie!! this one is genSslCert Version 1.4.9, dated August 2005, straight outta the General Commands Manual. old girl but she still serves. mwah 💅💖✨

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