Create and Apply SSL Certificate to TrueNAS Web UI

#TrueNAS #SSL #HTTPS

Full steps can be found at https://i12bretro.github.io/tutorials/0377.html

Prerequisites

   - A XCA PKI database  https://youtu.be/ezzj3x207lQ

Create Your SSL Certificate

   01. Launch XCA    02. Open the PKI database if it is not already (File ≫ Open DataBase), enter password    03. Click on the Certificates tab, right click on your Intermediate CA certificate    04. Select New    05. On the Source tab, make sure Use this Certificate for signing is selected    06. Verify your Intermediate CA certificate is selected from the drop down    07. Click the Subject tab    08. Complete the Distinguished Name section          internalName: nas.i12bretro.local          countryName: US          stateOrProvinceName: Virginia          localityName: Northern          organizationName: i12bretro          organizationUnitName: i12bretro Certificate Authority          commonName: nas.i12bretro.local    09. Click the Generate a New Key button    10. Enter a name and set the key size to at least 2048    11. Click Create    12. Click on the Extensions tab    13. Select End Entity from the type list    14. Click Edit next to Subject Alternative Name    15. Add any DNS or IP addresses that the certificate will identify    16. Update the validity dates to fit your needs    17. Click the Key Usage tab    18. Under Key Usage select Digital Signature, Key Encipherment    19. Under Extended Key Usage select Web Server and Web Client Authentication    20. Click the Netscape tab    21. Select SSL Server    22. Click OK to create the certificate

Exporting Required Files

   01. In XCA, click on the Certificates tab    02. Right click the SSL certificate ≫ Export ≫ File    03. Set the file name with a .crt extension and verify the export format is PEM (.crt)    04. Click OK    05. Click the Private Keys tab    06. Right click the private key generated for the SSL certificate ≫ Export ≫ File    07. Set the file name with a .pk8 extension and verify the export format is PKCS #8 (.pk8)    08. Click OK

Applying the Certificates

   01. Open a web browser and log into the TrueNAS web UI    02. Select Network ≫ Global Configuration    03. Set the Hostname and Domain fields to match the certificate created    04. Click the Save button at the bottom of the form    05. Select System ≫ Certificates from the left navigation    06. Click the Add button at the top right    07. Click the Type dropdown and select Import Certificate    08. Enter Web UI SSL in the Name field    09. Open the .crt file exported earlier in Notepad, copy the contents to the Certificate data field    10. Open the .key file exported earlier in Notepad, copy the contents to the Private key data field    11. Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click Submit    12. Select System ≫ General from the left navigation    13. Select Web UI SSL from the GUI SSL Certificate dropdown    14. Click the Save button at the bottom of the page    15. Check the Confirm checkbox and click Continue to restart the web service  

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