Certificate Signing Request (CSR) Explained (Bare Metal Cloud Security Series)

This video explains the process of a Certificate Signing Request (CSR), at a high level. Discover what information is included in the CSR (like the public key and owner details), and how your private key is used to create a digital signature to verify the request's authenticity. I break down the two operations that create a signature—the hash digest (fingerprint) and the private key encryption—and clarify the key difference between encrypting with a public key (for web traffic) and encrypting with a private key (for signatures). Finally, see how the CSR is used with tools like OpenSSL to generate a Certificate Authority (CA) or root certificate and understand how the chain of trust is built. 0:00:00 - Intro 0:00:36 - Building the CSR and its contents 0:00:57 - Creating the Digital Signature 0:01:57 - Using the CSR to Generate a Root Certificate Amazon Affiliate Links - My recording Studio: - Cameras https://amzn.to/4msYu7v https://amzn.to/3JtfThX - Lenses https://amzn.to/4oOsrQX https://amzn.to/41iodr0 - Audio https://amzn.to/48PkdTb https://amzn.to/463UWmp https://amzn.to/4lDJ7bb - Lighting https://amzn.to/3HRiB09 https://amzn.to/4lMxxe2 https://amzn.to/3VdqgZM https://amzn.to/4mZ10T4 - Tripods, etc. https://amzn.to/3Jo6isO https://amzn.to/3Jsu1bj https://amzn.to/3JyvQDn https://amzn.to/4mQQJbk https://amzn.to/41lFMXb