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class method

Gem::Security.create_cert

create_cert(subject, key, age = ONE_YEAR, extensions = EXTENSIONS, serial = 1)

lib/rubygems/security.rb View on GitHub ↗

# File tmp/rubies/ruby-3.2.0/lib/rubygems/security.rb, line 401
def self.create_cert(subject, key, age = ONE_YEAR, extensions = EXTENSIONS,
                     serial = 1)
  cert = OpenSSL::X509::Certificate.new

  cert.public_key = get_public_key(key)
  cert.version    = 2
  cert.serial     = serial

  cert.not_before = Time.now
  cert.not_after  = Time.now + age

  cert.subject    = subject

  ef = OpenSSL::X509::ExtensionFactory.new nil, cert

  cert.extensions = extensions.map do |ext_name, value|
    ef.create_extension ext_name, value
  end

  cert
end

Creates an unsigned certificate for subject and key. The lifetime of the key is from the current time to age which defaults to one year.

The extensions restrict the key to the indicated uses.

See also .alt_name_or_x509_entry .create_cert_email .create_cert_self_signed also in 4.1 · 4.0 · 3.4 · 3.3 · 3.1 · 3.0

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