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Mattias Walström a0f09a1c06 Add script that generates a certificate with unlimited expiredate
Primary use is to generate default HTTPS certificate.

Sample usage:
/bin/gencert --country SE --state Vastmanland --city Vasteras --organisation ACME --organisation-unit Second  --common-name switch.local --out-certificate /tmp/out.cert --out-key /tmp/out.key
2024-03-20 14:19:52 +01:00

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#!/usr/bin/env python3
# Generate a self signed certificate with unlimited expire time
import argparse
from cryptography import x509
from cryptography.x509.oid import NameOID
from cryptography.hazmat.primitives import hashes, serialization
from cryptography.hazmat.primitives.asymmetric import rsa
from cryptography.hazmat.backends import default_backend
from datetime import datetime, timedelta
# Generate private key
private_key = rsa.generate_private_key(
public_exponent=65537,
key_size=2048,
backend=default_backend()
)
parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Generate a self signed certificate")
parser.add_argument('--country', required=True, help="Set country")
parser.add_argument('--state', required=True, help="Set state or province name")
parser.add_argument('--city', required=True, help="Set city name")
parser.add_argument('--organisation', required=True, help="Set organisation name")
parser.add_argument('--organisation-unit', required=True, help="Set organisation unit name")
parser.add_argument('--common-name', required=True, help="Set common name")
parser.add_argument('--out-certificate', required=True, help="Output certificate")
parser.add_argument('--out-key', required=True, help="Output key")
args = parser.parse_args()
# Builder for certificate
subject = issuer = x509.Name([
x509.NameAttribute(NameOID.COUNTRY_NAME, args.country),
x509.NameAttribute(NameOID.STATE_OR_PROVINCE_NAME, args.state),
x509.NameAttribute(NameOID.LOCALITY_NAME, args.city),
x509.NameAttribute(NameOID.ORGANIZATION_NAME, args.organisation),
x509.NameAttribute(NameOID.ORGANIZATIONAL_UNIT_NAME, args.organisation_unit),
x509.NameAttribute(NameOID.COMMON_NAME, args.common_name),
])
certificate = x509.CertificateBuilder().subject_name(
subject
).issuer_name(
issuer
).public_key(
private_key.public_key()
).serial_number(
x509.random_serial_number()
).not_valid_before(
datetime(2000, 1, 1)
).not_valid_after(
datetime(9999, 1, 1)
).add_extension(
x509.SubjectAlternativeName([x509.DNSName(args.common_name)]),
critical=False,
).sign(private_key, hashes.SHA256(), default_backend())
# Serialize certificate and private key
with open(args.out_certificate, "wb") as f:
f.write(certificate.public_bytes(serialization.Encoding.PEM))
with open(args.out_key, "wb") as f:
f.write(private_key.private_bytes(
encoding=serialization.Encoding.PEM,
format=serialization.PrivateFormat.PKCS8,
encryption_algorithm=serialization.NoEncryption()
))