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manual PKI creation script
export VAULT_ADDR=https://localhost:8200
export VAULT_TOKEN=root
CHILD_CA=admin/kms
# Root CA
vault secrets enable -path=pki_root pki
# tune to 10 years
vault secrets tune -max-lease-ttl=87600h pki_root
# Generate internal certificate
vault write -field=certificate pki_root/root/generate/internal \
common_name="example.com" \
issuer_name="root-2024" \
ttl=87600h > root_2024_ca.crt
# Configure root CA CRL and CA public endpoint
vault write pki/config/urls \
issuing_certificates="$VAULT_ADDR/v1/pki_root/ca" \
crl_distribution_points="$VAULT_ADDR/v1/pki_root/crl"
# Int CA in different namespace
# Mount the secret engine in different namespace
vault secrets enable -path=pki_int -namespace=$CHILD_CA pki
# Tune to 5 years
vault secrets tune -max-lease-ttl=43800h -namespace=$CHILD_CA pki_int
# Create the certificate signing request
vault write -format=json -namespace=$CHILD_CA pki_int/intermediate/generate/internal \
common_name="example.com Intermediate Authority" \
| jq -r '.data.csr' > pki_intermediate.csr
# Sign the generated csr with the ca root
vault write -format=json pki_root/root/sign-intermediate \
csr=@pki_intermediate.csr \
ttl="43800h" \
| jq -r '.data.certificate' > intermediate.cert.pem
# Add the signed cert to the int ca
vault write -namespace=$CHILD_CA pki_int/intermediate/set-signed [email protected]
# Create leaf CA (Issuing CA)
vault write -namespace=$CHILD_CA pki_int/roles/example-dot-com \
allowed_domains="example.com" \
allow_subdomains=true \
max_ttl="720h"
# test leaf CA
vault write -namespace=$CHILD_CA pki_int/issue/example-dot-com common_name="test.example.com" ttl="24h"
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