Create and Apply SSL Certificate to OpenWRT LuCI Web Interface
17#OpenWRT #SSL #HTTPS
Full steps can be found at https://i12bretro.github.io/tutorials/0382.html
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Prerequisites
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- A XCA PKI database https://youtu.be/ezzj3x207lQ
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Create Your SSL Certificate
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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: openwrt.i12bretro.local
countryName: US
stateOrProvinceName: Virginia
localityName: Northern
organizationName: i12bretro
organizationUnitName: i12bretro Certificate Authority
commonName: openwrt.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
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Exporting Required Files
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01. In XCA, click on the Certificates tab
02. Right click the SSL certificate ≫ Export ≫ File
03. Set the file name to uhttpd.crt 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 to uhttpd.key and verify the export format is PEM private (*.pem)
08. Click OK
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Installing Prerequisites
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01. Log into OpenWRT via SSH
02. Run the following commands to install prerequisites
# update opkg packages
opkg update
# install prerequisite packages
opkg install luci-lib-px5g px5g-standalone libustream-openssl
# install/update luci
opkg install luci
# restart uhttpd service
/etc/init.d/uhttpd restart
03. Download WinSCP https://winscp.net/eng/downloads.php
04. Extract WinSCP and run the executable
05. Connect to the OpenWRT IP address via WinSCP
06. Navigate to /etc
07. Rename uhttpd.crt and uhttpd.key to .old
08. Copy the created uhttpd.crt and uhttpd.key to /etc
09. Back in the terminal, run the following command to restart uhttpd
/etc/init.d/uhttpd restart
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Applying SSL Certificates in Open-WRT
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01. Open a web browser and navigate to https://OpenWRT_IP
02. Authenticate at the Open-WRT login
03. Select System ≫ System from the top navigation
04. Set the hostname to match the hostname of the SSL certificate
05. Click the Save & Apply button
Source: https://fabianlee.org/2016/09/19/openwrt-enabling-https-for-the-luci-web-admin-interface/
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