Openssl

Basic SSL verification

openssl x509 -text -noout -in ./cert.pem
Certificate:
    Data:
        Version: 3 (0x2)
        Serial Number:
            03:1f:9d:72:e3:f3:00:cc:62:4b:c7:af:a7:7a:c0:69:97:ee
        Signature Algorithm: sha256WithRSAEncryption
        Issuer: C = US, O = Let's Encrypt, CN = R3
        Validity
            Not Before: Dec 27 09:34:35 2023 GMT
            Not After : Mar 26 09:34:34 2024 GMT
        Subject: CN = *.iwillfearnoevil.com
        Subject Public Key Info:
            Public Key Algorithm: rsaEncryption
                RSA Public-Key: (2048 bit)
                Modulus:
                    00:c0:8e:bd:60:16:7d:e5:45:31:2c:ad:32:df:f0:
                    c8:f7:04:05:49:f3:8a:33:b4:8e:89:93:21:83:2f:
                    ad:8b:c8:cd:62:05:3e:6f:c1:ec:00:7e:68:11:6b:
                    c3:56:bd:b5:76:3e:d6:ad:f1:93:a8:8d:82:7e:5d:
                    2d:66:88:74:2c:ad:48:a7:db:41:2e:24:f9:46:c8:
                    20:42:f3:18:ac:40:11:d0:0f:d9:a5:e7:e1:ea:b3:
                    d9:5e:5c:2d:b8:43:b3:27:82:a7:d7:9d:f6:35:75:
                    50:f1:9a:f1:7e:6e:d5:48:ba:aa:20:d0:5b:21:a9:
                    e4:3d:14:00:19:8a:6b:d1:c1:e2:63:43:66:8c:56:
                    65:ae:ec:a3:e9:52:8a:54:f6:df:d6:9d:cb:e1:b9:
                    7d:e8:4a:2c:92:a7:f3:2b:dd:92:f5:e0:b1:a8:36:
                    8d:52:2c:1a:7b:f3:36:23:d6:8c:d0:b6:71:0d:50:
                    54:85:f7:51:94:df:34:1d:75:9f:93:f5:59:7d:04:
                    1a:37:23:40:6a:16:1f:bc:8c:0e:b6:2e:0b:4b:67:
                    95:4e:a1:44:58:5f:60:c9:77:45:ce:0a:96:ca:b4:
                    f1:b0:c8:2d:25:8c:06:7b:bf:c1:95:15:6b:55:3c:
                    5d:59:0f:13:c0:1e:de:4b:ac:40:c0:e4:00:54:6c:
                    95:af
                Exponent: 65537 (0x10001)
        X509v3 extensions:
            X509v3 Key Usage: critical
                Digital Signature, Key Encipherment
            X509v3 Extended Key Usage:
                TLS Web Server Authentication, TLS Web Client Authentication
            X509v3 Basic Constraints: critical
                CA:FALSE
            X509v3 Subject Key Identifier:
                0B:FB:AD:A9:84:6D:9B:38:70:ED:D7:48:29:86:85:0F:12:4D:52:7E
            X509v3 Authority Key Identifier:
                keyid:14:2E:B3:17:B7:58:56:CB:AE:50:09:40:E6:1F:AF:9D:8B:14:C2:C6

            Authority Information Access:
                OCSP - URI:http://r3.o.lencr.org
                CA Issuers - URI:http://r3.i.lencr.org/

            X509v3 Subject Alternative Name:
                DNS:*.iwillfearnoevil.com, DNS:iwillfearnoevil.com
            X509v3 Certificate Policies:
                Policy: 2.23.140.1.2.1

            CT Precertificate SCTs:
                Signed Certificate Timestamp:
                    Version   : v1 (0x0)
                    Log ID    : 48:B0:E3:6B:DA:A6:47:34:0F:E5:6A:02:FA:9D:30:EB:
                                1C:52:01:CB:56:DD:2C:81:D9:BB:BF:AB:39:D8:84:73
                    Timestamp : Dec 27 10:34:36.010 2023 GMT
                    Extensions: none
                    Signature : ecdsa-with-SHA256
                                30:44:02:20:7B:84:19:09:E4:1B:93:10:05:15:A4:4D:
                                4F:24:D8:19:5B:F0:FD:34:69:90:4D:B7:B0:72:9B:2C:
                                10:30:97:24:02:20:5A:0F:A0:BA:62:F1:A9:9E:90:CC:
                                42:9A:88:3C:E0:3B:D6:40:41:C7:28:12:71:C8:18:BA:
                                70:55:C3:E9:55:7D
                Signed Certificate Timestamp:
                    Version   : v1 (0x0)
                    Log ID    : EE:CD:D0:64:D5:DB:1A:CE:C5:5C:B7:9D:B4:CD:13:A2:
                                32:87:46:7C:BC:EC:DE:C3:51:48:59:46:71:1F:B5:9B
                    Timestamp : Dec 27 10:34:36.011 2023 GMT
                    Extensions: none
                    Signature : ecdsa-with-SHA256
                                30:46:02:21:00:91:A2:5D:FC:12:B8:AD:0F:3F:20:A0:
                                B3:8A:5E:FA:EF:35:B5:6C:91:5F:4E:43:31:2E:06:54:
                                F7:73:48:73:51:02:21:00:9E:6C:62:2D:3A:E1:38:DB:
                                9D:DC:EE:CC:31:09:D8:5D:61:FA:ED:A2:F8:1F:50:48:
                                6A:77:6C:7C:A2:08:A2:48
    Signature Algorithm: sha256WithRSAEncryption
         4b:ef:86:ef:26:0f:6d:19:5b:c0:1c:bb:80:3d:f5:96:22:09:
         fc:f9:1d:f1:50:ea:c6:c7:16:19:f1:fc:59:61:be:96:b3:c0:
         bb:aa:bb:0f:6b:c6:de:9a:0c:72:92:ee:4a:ac:3e:92:4e:d4:
         00:ed:7c:ba:cd:53:17:64:03:fc:bc:b7:e8:86:90:04:fb:fd:
         dc:7d:62:a0:b7:75:3f:e4:9c:3b:ab:88:91:a9:c5:45:8a:36:
         38:dc:b8:8d:53:fb:3f:5b:7f:49:3f:4d:7a:99:dc:97:82:6e:
         c2:4d:7d:4a:f3:40:30:4f:0a:96:72:bc:3e:59:1c:c2:f7:51:
         01:bc:f6:41:54:cc:28:d3:b0:b1:8b:b5:04:ff:36:4e:11:60:
         f6:22:f2:20:a6:e7:56:1d:85:5a:c3:f3:d0:82:71:19:6a:8f:
         99:f3:00:d0:d2:bd:99:18:6f:d2:d2:4f:ab:f3:34:af:55:c9:
         52:22:0f:b4:1e:b7:fc:83:ac:77:02:95:52:ae:c0:b1:9a:99:
         f6:dc:70:b3:a8:35:ba:66:50:6b:79:59:57:14:ad:35:65:ce:
         1b:ea:64:3a:e9:81:18:20:a1:19:b2:e4:1a:ed:f9:86:b2:86:
         65:31:48:77:dd:32:1e:09:78:ac:ae:76:cf:ef:51:aa:33:7b:
         65:09:86:f7

Create cert chain without a password

For creating a self signed certificate chain, having a password makes things more of a PITA..

• Process to create chain without a password:

  openssl genrsa -out ca.key 4096
  openssl req -new -x509 -days 36500 -key ca.key -out ca.crt
  openssl genrsa -out client.key 4096
  openssl req -new -key client.key -out client.csr
  openssl x509 -req -days 36500 -in client.csr -CA ca.crt -CAkey ca.key -set_serial 01 -out client.crt
  openssl rsa -in client.key -out client.priv

  cat client.crt ca.crt client.priv > client.pem
  openssl x509 -text -noout -in ./client.pem

If you WANT a password set for the certificate, then the genrsa command needs -des3 added as a switch. That will require a password at that point. Source Link for how to

check ciphers for cert

#!/usr/bin/env bash
#https://blog.lxsang.me/post/id/31 

# OpenSSL requires the port number.
SERVER=$1

# cool way to set defaults, if set or set default
# short circuit logic.  Spiffy trick.
#DELAY=${2:-} || DELAY=1
DELAY=1

ciphers=$(openssl ciphers 'ALL:eNULL' | sed -e 's/:/ /g')
 
echo Obtaining cipher list from $(openssl version).
 
for cipher in ${ciphers[@]}
do
    echo -n Testing $cipher...
    result=$(echo -n | openssl s_client -cipher "$cipher"  -connect $SERVER 2>&1)
    if [[ "$result" =~ ":error:" ]] ; then
        error=$(echo -n $result | cut -d':' -f6)
        echo NO \($error\)
    else
        if echo $result | grep -q "Verify return code: 0 (ok)"; then
            echo YES
        else
            echo UNKNOWN RESPONSE
            echo $result
         fi
    fi
sleep $DELAY
done

Example:

./check_ciphers.sh iwillfearnoevil.com:443
Obtaining cipher list from OpenSSL 1.1.1f 31 Mar 2020.
Testing TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384...NO (SSL_CTX_set_cipher_list)
Testing TLS_CHACHA20_POLY1305_SHA256...NO (SSL_CTX_set_cipher_list)
Testing TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256...NO (SSL_CTX_set_cipher_list)
Testing ECDHE-ECDSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384...YES
Testing ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384...YES
Testing DHE-DSS-AES256-GCM-SHA384...YES
Testing DHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384...YES
Testing ECDHE-ECDSA-CHACHA20-POLY1305...YES
Testing ECDHE-RSA-CHACHA20-POLY1305...YES

Verify Key Matches Cert

openssl x509 -modulus -noout -in ./Cert.pem | openssl md5
MD5(stdin)= hex string result

openssl rsa -modulus -noout -in ./Key.pem | openssl md5
MD5(stdin)= hex string result

If the MD5 does not match, you have the wrong key paired to the wrong cert