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This documentation assumes LibreSSL on OpenBSD 7.3; anything with OpenSSL should be similar, though how to best create certificates does vary over time. This is a simple test CA that lives in a directory. Season with security to taste.
Perhaps too minimal, lacking revocation lists and whatnot, but verification can happen for a certificate (minca-test.cert) signed against the certificate authority (minca.cert).
$ sh minimum-ca.sh
Generating RSA private key, 4096 bit long modulus
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$ tclsh8.6 pingpong.tcl minca.cert minca-test.cert minca-test.key
SERVER listen 7169
CLIENT localhost 7169 pinging
SERVER client 127.0.0.1 3168
SERVER ponging
CLIENT server said: PONG 1681516486260
CLIENT localhost 7169 pinging
SERVER client 127.0.0.1 10954
SERVER ponging
CLIENT server said: PONG 1681516486787
CLIENT localhost 7169 pinging
SERVER client 127.0.0.1 17953
SERVER ponging
CLIENT server said: PONG 1681516487311