From: jess Date: Thu, 26 Nov 2020 14:54:03 +0000 (+0000) Subject: show how to get a cert's expiry date in certfp.md (#474) X-Git-Url: https://jfr.im/git/irc/freenode/web-7.0.git/commitdiff_plain/3a9eefe0ccbb167069ae42908c880509a032dc9f?hp=e2bba6e08a4c4edf7540f9445a5fc725da227fb4 show how to get a cert's expiry date in certfp.md (#474) --- diff --git a/content/kb/using/certfp.md b/content/kb/using/certfp.md index 7a96e1b0b..496d25f9c 100644 --- a/content/kb/using/certfp.md +++ b/content/kb/using/certfp.md @@ -20,8 +20,10 @@ You can generate a certificate with the following command: You will be prompted for various pieces of information about the certificate. The contents do not matter for our purposes, but `openssl` needs at least one of -them to be non-empty. This certificate will last about 3 years - set a calendar -event now to ensure that you are reminded when you need to generate a new one. +them to be non-empty. This certificate will last about 3 years - you can check the +expiration date with the following command and set a calendar reminder: + + openssl x509 -in freenode.pem -noout -enddate The `.pem` file will have the same access to your NickServ account as your password does, so take appropriate care in securing it.