Steps to create CA, server and client keys + certificates for SSL 2-way authentication

openssl_2way_auth.sh

# Move to root directory...
cd /
mkdir keys
cd keys

# Generate a self signed certificate for the CA along with a key.
mkdir -p ca/private
chmod 700 ca/private
# NOTE: I'm using -nodes, this means that once anybody gets
# their hands on this particular key, they can become this CA.
openssl req \
    -x509 \
    -nodes \
    -days 3650 \
    -newkey rsa:4096 \
    -keyout ca/private/ca_key.pem \
    -out ca/ca_cert.pem \
    -subj "/C=US/ST=Acme State/L=Acme City/O=Acme Inc./CN=example.com"

# Create server private key and certificate request
mkdir -p server/private
chmod 700 ca/private
openssl genrsa -out server/private/server_key.pem 4096
openssl req -new \
    -key server/private/server_key.pem \
    -out server/server.csr \
    -subj "/C=US/ST=Acme State/L=Acme City/O=Acme Inc./CN=server.example.com"

# Create client private key and certificate request
mkdir -p client/private
chmod 700 client/private
openssl genrsa -out client/private/client_key.pem 4096
openssl req -new \
    -key client/private/client_key.pem \
    -out client/client.csr \
    -subj "/C=US/ST=Acme State/L=Acme City/O=Acme Inc./CN=client.example.com"

# Generate certificates
openssl x509 -req -days 1460 -in server/server.csr \
    -CA ca/ca_cert.pem -CAkey ca/private/ca_key.pem \
    -CAcreateserial -out server/server_cert.pem
openssl x509 -req -days 1460 -in client/client.csr \
    -CA ca/ca_cert.pem -CAkey ca/private/ca_key.pem \
    -CAcreateserial -out client/client_cert.pem

# Now test both the server and the client
# On one shell, run the following
openssl s_server -CAfile ca/ca_cert.pem -cert server/server_cert.pem -key server/private/server_key.pem -Verify 1
# On another shell, run the following
openssl s_client -CAfile ca/ca_cert.pem -cert client/client_cert.pem -key client/private/client_key.pem
# Once the negotiation is complete, any line you type is sent over to the other side.
# By line, I mean some text followed by a keyboard return press.

It helps me, thank you!

Great info, thanks.

I got verify depth is 1, must return a certificate
Using default temp DH parameters
ACCEPT
bind: Permission denied
0 items in the session cache
0 client connects (SSL_connect())
0 client renegotiates (SSL_connect())
0 client connects that finished
0 server accepts (SSL_accept())
0 server renegotiates (SSL_accept())
0 server accepts that finished
0 session cache hits
0 session cache misses
0 session cache timeouts
0 callback cache hits
0 cache full overflows (128 allowed)
while running server.

I couldn't cd to root. All commands are executed from my local directory. That is only step I missed.
Any solution?

bind: Permission denied

You are binding to a privileged port (port < 1024). You'll probably want to be a privileged user to do that (root or a normal user with CAP_NET_BIND_SERVICE).

Getting "SSL Handshake failed" on Client Side after I have created the certs like in the steps above. Any solution for this?

obrigado irmão

thank you very much

very helpful. Thanks.

I think the line 22 should be chmod 700 server/private