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wiki:user:nelgin [2023/12/14 12:43] – nelginwiki:user:nelgin [2024/09/03 11:22] (current) – [Mosquitto, Synchronet and TLS With Self-Signed Certs] nelgin
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 ===== Mosquitto, Synchronet and TLS With Self-Signed Certs ===== ===== Mosquitto, Synchronet and TLS With Self-Signed Certs =====
  
-This works for me. It might not work for you.+This works for me. It might not work for you. It's easier to do all this as root and then chown/chmod files as necessary to secure them. This works on Ubuntu.
  
 First I created a dns entry mqtt.endofthelinebbs.com to point to my server IP address. You could probably use your regular dns name or something else, I'm not sure. I just know this works for me. First I created a dns entry mqtt.endofthelinebbs.com to point to my server IP address. You could probably use your regular dns name or something else, I'm not sure. I just know this works for me.
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 Now, convert the file Now, convert the file
     mosquitto_passwd -U pwfile     mosquitto_passwd -U pwfile
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 This will upgrade the file and hash the plain text password. Never run -U on an already hashed password file or it'll rehash the hashed password! This will upgrade the file and hash the plain text password. Never run -U on an already hashed password file or it'll rehash the hashed password!
  
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     use_identity_as_username false     use_identity_as_username false
          
-chown mosquitto. /etc/mosquitto/certs/* /etc/mosquitto/conf.d/sbbs.conf +chown mosquitto. /etc/mosquitto/certs/* /etc/mosquitto/conf.d/sbbs.conf /etc/mosquitto/pwfile 
-chmod 640 /sbbs/mosquitto/certs/*+chmod 640 /sbbs/mosquitto/certs/* /etc/mosquitto/pwfile
          
 Now start or restart your mosquitto service Now start or restart your mosquitto service
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 If all is good you can now make your sbbs certs. If all is good you can now make your sbbs certs.
  
-cd /sbbs/ctrl+
 Create your key Create your key
 +    cd /etc/mosquitto/certs
     openssl genrsa -out  sbbs_mqtt.key 2048     openssl genrsa -out  sbbs_mqtt.key 2048
 Create your csr Create your csr
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     openssl x509 -req -in sbbs_mqtt.csr -CA ca.crt -CAkey ca.key -CAcreateserial -out  sbbs_mqtt.crt  -days 36500     openssl x509 -req -in sbbs_mqtt.csr -CA ca.crt -CAkey ca.key -CAcreateserial -out  sbbs_mqtt.crt  -days 36500
          
-copy the /etc/mosquitto/certs/ca.crt file to /sbbs/ctrl+copy the /etc/mosquitto/certs/ca.crt file and move the sbbs_mqtt files to /sbbs/ctrl 
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 +    cp /etc/mosquitto/certs/ca.crt /sbbs/ctrl 
 +    mv /etc/mosquitto/certs/sbbs_mqtt.* /sbbs/ctrl 
 +    cd /sbbs/ctrl
     chown bbsuser:bbsgroup ca.crt sbbs_mqtt.*     chown bbsuser:bbsgroup ca.crt sbbs_mqtt.*
 Replacing bbsuser and bbsgroup with the username/group of your bbs user. Replacing bbsuser and bbsgroup with the username/group of your bbs user.
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-This is a very rough draft of what worked for my on my Ubuntu 22.04.3 with the latest build of Synchronet.+This is a very rough draft of what worked for me on my Ubuntu 22.04.3 with the latest build of Synchronet.

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