In this tutorial, let’s learn how to use OpenSSL to generate X.509 certificate request. Certificate signing request is a message sent from an applicant to a certificate authority, which usually includes: Country Name (2 letter code) [US] State or Province Name (full name) [BC] Locality Name (e.g., city) [Vancouver] Organization...

It is known that RSA is a cryptosystem which is used for the security of data transmission. This tutorial introduces how to use RSA to generate a pair of public and private keys on Windows. Download and install OpenSSL https://www.openssl.org/community/binaries.html. Find libeay32.lib, ssleay32.lib and libeay32.dll. The following sample code will...

Strong name signatures consist of the identities of an assembly. They are strengthened by both public keys and digital signatures (as generated from the assembly). The identities include the plain text name, version number and regional information of the assembly (if provided). An assembly with a strong name can only...