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Certificate Authority with OpenSSL — API Reference

Libraries

Library Install Purpose
cryptography pip install cryptography X.509 certificate generation, parsing, and validation
pyOpenSSL pip install pyOpenSSL OpenSSL wrapper for certificate operations

Key cryptography Methods

Method Description
x509.CertificateBuilder() Build X.509 certificates
rsa.generate_private_key(65537, key_size) Generate RSA private key
x509.load_pem_x509_certificate(data) Parse PEM certificate
cert.subject.rfc4514_string() Get subject as RFC 4514 string
x509.random_serial_number() Generate unique serial number

OpenSSL CLI Commands

Command Purpose
openssl req -x509 -newkey rsa:4096 -sha256 -days 3650 Create self-signed CA
openssl req -new -key server.key -out server.csr Generate CSR
openssl x509 -req -in server.csr -CA ca.crt -CAkey ca.key Sign certificate
openssl verify -CAfile ca.crt server.crt Verify certificate chain
openssl x509 -in cert.pem -text -noout Display certificate details

Certificate Best Practices

Parameter Recommended Value
Root CA Key Size RSA 4096 or EC P-384
Server Key Size RSA 2048+ or EC P-256
Signature Algorithm SHA-256 or SHA-384
Root CA Validity 10-20 years
Server Cert Validity 1 year (398 days max for public)

External References