Add DNS SubjectAltName to certificate recipe

If a SubjectAltName is present, the certificates CommonName should be
discarded by the clients. This ensure that people following the guide
generates valid certificates.
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Félix Bouliane 2016-11-16 17:59:59 -05:00
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@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ Since TLS connections can be made via IP address as well as DNS name, they need
to be specified when creating the certificate. For example, to allow connections
using `10.10.10.20` and `127.0.0.1`:
$ echo subjectAltName = IP:10.10.10.20,IP:127.0.0.1 > extfile.cnf
$ echo subjectAltName = DNS:$HOST,IP:10.10.10.20,IP:127.0.0.1 > extfile.cnf
$ openssl x509 -req -days 365 -sha256 -in server.csr -CA ca.pem -CAkey ca-key.pem \
-CAcreateserial -out server-cert.pem -extfile extfile.cnf