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MKIMAPDCERT(8)              Double Precision, Inc.              MKIMAPDCERT(8)


NAME

       mkimapdcert - create a test SSL certificate for IMAP over SSL


SYNOPSIS

       /usr/local/sbin/mkimapdcert


DESCRIPTION

       IMAP over SSL requires a valid, signed, X.509 certificate. The default
       location for the certificate file is /usr/local/share/courier-
       imap/imapd.pem.  mkimapdcert generates a self-signed X.509 certificate,
       mainly for testing. For production use the X.509 certificate must be
       signed by a recognized certificate authority, in order for mail clients
       to accept the certificate.

       /usr/local/share/courier-imap/imapd.pem must be owned by the root user
       and have no group or world permissions. The mkimapdcert command will
       enforce this. To prevent an unfortunate accident, mkimapdcert will not
       work if /usr/local/share/courier-imap/imapd.pem already exists.

       mkimapdcert requires OpenSSL to be installed.


FILES

       /usr/local/share/courier-imap/imapd.pem
           X.509 certificate.

       /usr/local/etc/courier-imap/imapd.cnf
           Parameters used by OpenSSL to create the X.509 certificate.


SEE ALSO

       courier(8)[1]


AUTHOR

       Sam Varshavchik
           Author


NOTES

        1. courier(8)
           [set $man.base.url.for.relative.links]/courier.html

Courier Mail Server               06/27/2015                    MKIMAPDCERT(8)

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