Easy-RSA is a command-line tool that provides you with a simple way to set up your own certificate authority (CA) for OpenVPN. This tutorial will guide you through the installation process of easy-rsa on EndeavourOS latest.
Before we proceed with the installation, make sure you have the following:
The first step is to update the system to the latest packages:
sudo pacman -Syu
To install Easy-RSA, we need to use the following command:
sudo pacman -S easy-rsa
After installation, you need to copy the required files to a new directory. Run the following command to do so:
sudo cp -r /usr/share/easy-rsa /etc/openvpn/
In this step, you need to set up the environment variables to use Easy-RSA commands.
export EASY_RSA="/etc/openvpn/easy-rsa"
cd $EASY_RSA
source ./vars
./clean-all
Now, you can build your CA by running the following commands:
./build-ca
This will create a new CA certificate.
Next, you need to create the server keys by running the following commands:
./build-key-server server
Replace "server" with the name of your server.
To create the client keys, use the following command:
./build-key client
Replace "client" with the name of your client.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed and set up easy-rsa on EndeavourOS latest. You can now build your own CA, server keys, and client keys using this command-line tool.
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