Python Example of Openssl commands needed for CSRs needed for windows

makeCSRRequest.py

#!/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.6/bin/python
openssl         = '/usr/bin/openssl'
from subprocess import Popen, PIPE, STDOUT

def generateUserCSR(user_name,key,csr):
  arguments = [
    openssl,
    'req',
    '-new',
    '-batch',
    '-newkey',
    'rsa:2048',
    '-nodes',
    '-keyout',
    '%s' % key,
    '-out',
    '%s' % csr,
    '-subj',
    '/CN=%s$' % user_name,
  ]

  execute = Popen(arguments, stdout=PIPE)
  out, err = execute.communicate()

def generateMachineCSR(machine_name,key,csr):
  arguments = [
    openssl,
    'req',
    '-new',
    '-batch',
    '-newkey',
    'rsa:2048',
    '-nodes',
    '-keyout',
    '%s' % key,
    '-out',
    '%s' % csr,
    '-subj',
    '/CN=%s$' % machine_name ,
  ]

  execute = Popen(arguments, stdout=PIPE)
  out, err = execute.communicate()

generateMachineCSR('/tmp/machine.key','/tmp/machine.csr')