Create a new ssl certificate for imapd (imapd.pem) on debian
It has been a year of using imaps and the certificate expired.
On the imap server, do this:
# cd /etc/ssl/certs/
# openssl req -new -x509 -nodes -out imapd.pem -keyout imapd.pem -days 365
Generating a 1024 bit RSA private key
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writing new private key to ‘imapd.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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Country Name (2 letter code) [AU]:US
State or Province Name (full name) [Some-State]:New Hampshire
Locality Name (eg, city) []:Merrimack
Organization Name (eg, company) [Internet Widgits Pty Ltd]:Wildcat Learning
Solutions
Organizational Unit Name (eg, section) []:Home Server
Common Name (eg, YOUR name) []:Marc Nozell
Email Address []:marc@nozell.com
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