DATE=`date +"%Y%m%d"`FQDN=knightly.rc.uab.eduopenssl req -out${FQDN}-2048.csr -new-newkey rsa:2048 -nodes-keyout${FQDN}-2048.key \-subj"/C=US/ST=Alabama/L=Birmingham/O=University of Alabama at Birmingham/OU=IT Research Computing/CN=${FQDN}"
Result:
Generating a 2048 bit RSA private key................................................................................................................+++.....................................................................................................+++writing new private key to 'knightly.rc.uab.edu-2048.key'-----
Check the newly generated CSR:
openssl req -text-in${FQDN}-2048.csr -noout-verify | headverify OKCertificate Request: Data: Version: 0 (0x0) Subject: C=US, ST=Alabama, L=Birmingham, O=University of Alabama at Birmingham, OU=IT Research Computing, CN=knightly.rc.uab.edu Subject Public Key Info: Public Key Algorithm: rsaEncryption Public-Key: (2048 bit) Modulus: 00:d6:dc:b6:81:a5:59:ef:40:ee:ce:01:f6:4f:d0: d2:47:bf:46:41:70:b3:cc:28:24:67:56:75:f6:de: