Generate a CSR with SANs

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  1. Connect to the Valt appliance via SSH.
  2. Type in the following, and press Enter
    nano csr_details.conf
  3. Copy and paste the following into nano:
[req]
default_bits = 2048
prompt = no
default_md = sha256
req_extensions = req_ext
distinguished_name = dn
[ dn ]
C=US
ST=New York
L=Rochester
O=End Point
OU=Testing Domain
emailAddress=your-administrative-address@your-awesome-existing-domain.com
CN = www.your-new-domain.com
[ req_ext ]
subjectAltName = @alt_names
[ alt_names ]
DNS.1 = your-new-domain.com
DNS.2 = www.your-new-domain.com
  1. Update the information to match your installation. This is the same information you would normally put in a CSR.
  2. Press CTRL + X
  3. Enter Y.
  4. Press Enter.
  5. Type in the following, and press Enter
    Make sure to update the CSR and key path for your installation.
    openssl req -new -sha256 -nodes -out valt.csr -newkey rsa:2048 -keyout valt.key -config csr_details.conf