Generate private CA Root Certificate (Linux)

For security reasons we strongly recommend that you generate your own CA root certificate for ZebraTester and import this root certificate into the OS and/or into Firefox.

CA Root Certificate on Linux

Open a File Manager window and navigate to the ZebraTester installation directory
Click on ZebraTesterCommand.desktop

A terminal window appears

Enter the following command into the terminal window:

./CreateOwnCARootCertificate.sh

Enter any obvious input for your private CA Root Certificate:

This utility generates an own, private CA root certificate for ZebraTester. Enter <return> to continue./CreateOwnCARootCertificate.sh: 2: read: arg count

Generating a 2048 bit RSA private key

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writing new private key to 'privkey.pem'

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You are about to be asked to enter information that will be incorporated into your certificate request.

What you are about to enter is what is called a Distinguished Name or a DN. There are quite a few fields but you can leave some blank

For some fields there will be a default value, If you enter '.', the field will be left blank.

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Organization Name (company) **My Company**:My Company

Organizational Unit Name (department, division) ****:Load Testing Team

Email Address ****: direct@d-fischer.com

Locality Name (city, district) **My Town**:Langenthal

State or Province Name (full name) **State or Providence**:Bern Country Name (2 letter code) **US**:CH

Common Name (hostname, ip, or ca name) ****:ZebraTester Root Certificate (karl smith) Your own CA root certificate was generated

Restart ZebraTester and import /home/[username]/ZebraTester/root.cer into the OS and/or into Firefox or into Iceweasel

Restart the ZebraTester Console and verify your CA Root Certificate using the Web Admin GUI:
Import your CA Root Certificate into Firefox. Select the file root.cer in the ZebraTester installation directory. Enable the checkbox "Trust this CA to identify websites":