$ show OpenVPN/easy-rsa
Easy-RSA is a CLI utility for managing a Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) Certificate Authority (CA). It provides a shell-based interface to create and manage CA certificates, sign certificate requests, generate revocation lists, and produce OpenVPN inline configuration files. The core logic is implemented in a single POSIX shell script (easyrsa3/easyrsa) that wraps OpenSSL commands. It supports RSA, EC, and Edwards curve algorithms, multiple certificate types (server, client, CA, code-signing, email), and is designed for both interactive and batch operation. The tool is tightly coupled with OpenSSL and optionally OpenVPN for TLS key generation. It is a mature, actively maintained project with a comprehensive feature set and strong adherence to shell scripting standards.
The LLM identified 1 files worth highlighting for reuse:
The `inline_file()` function (starting around line 1200) generates OpenVPN inline configuration files that bundle certificate, private key, CA certificate, Diffie-Hellman parameters, and TLS key (auth/crypt) into a single block. It supports multiple inline types (std, p12, pfp), handles self-signed certificates, external CA lists, and provides incomplete-file warnings. This function is self-contained, uses only standard shell and OpenSSL utilities, and could be extracted and reused by other projects that need to produce OpenVPN-compatible inline configs, making it a valuable pattern for configuration file generation.