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Minor Documentation Flaw: CA config file generation statement a bit misleading #904

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Location:

docs/04-certificate-authority.md

Current text:

Generate the CA configuration file, certificate, and private key:

Issue:

The command that follows:

openssl genrsa -out ca.key 4096
openssl req -x509 -new -sha512 -noenc \
  -key ca.key -days 3653 \
  -config ca.conf \
  -out ca.crt

Does not generate ca.conf. The file is reviewed earlier with cat ca.conf.

Suggested Fix:

Change text to:

Generate the CA certificate and private key:

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