What is ssl passphrase and where do i get it?

RouterOS The User Manager
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I am trying to setup my User Manager to use the user self-sign-up feature. I have my server.key and server.crt and have loaded into my files on the routerboard.

My issue is that it is asking me to enter a passphrase. I assume this is a password that i need to enter to authorize its use. What is the passphrase and where do i find it?

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It’s the passphrase that protects the private key. If you don’t have one on the key, just hit enter.

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SSL on MikroTik works with the following process:

  1. Create a private key (passphrase)
  2. Create a certificate request file using the private key and protect it with a password.
  3. Then you take the certificate request file and either:
    a. Send it to a signing authority such as thawte.com.
    b. Sign it yourself using openssl.
  4. Copy the certificate generated from the certificate request file to the MikroTik and import it.


    You can create a private key and certificate request on the MikroTik by going to the terminal and typing:
[admin@MikroTik] > certificate create-certificate-request

The first question will ask you for a passphrase:

please enter passphrase that will be used to encrypt generated private key 
file. you must enter it twice to be sure you have not made any typing errors. 

passphrase:

This is the passphrase that it is asking you for when you’re trying to import the certificate. Later on it asks you for a challenge password which can just be left blank.

Hope this helps.