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How to set up X509 certificate based user authentication in Prosys OPC-UA Simulation Server
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X509 certificate based authentication in OPC UA.md

1. Generate certificate and private key pair

openssl req  -nodes -new -x509  -keyout kumar_key.pem -out kumar_cert.pem

2. Convert the certificate kumar_cert.pem to der format

openssl x509 -inform PEM -outform DER -in kumar_cert.pem -out kumar_cert.der

3. Move the DER encoded certificate to the USERS_PKI directory

cp kumar_cert.der ~/.prosysopc/prosys-opc-ua-simulation-server/USERS_PKI/CA/certs/

4. Restart the Prosys OPC UA Simulation server

5. Within UaExpert, use the following settings:

  • Certificate: DER encoded certificate - kumar_cert.der
  • Private Key: private-key file (without passphrase) - kumar_key.pem
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