Cheatsheet for using my smallstep CA

This is a quick cheatsheet for using my smallstep CA. It is not meant to be a comprehensive guide, but rather a quick reference for myself and others who may need to use it. Creating a certificate To create a certificate, you can use the step CLI tool. The basic command is: step ca certificate --offline --san localhost --san example.com 192.0.2.1 test.example.com.crt test.example.com.key Inspecting a certificate To inspect a certificate, you can use the step certificate inspect CLI tool. The basic command: ...

March 8, 2026 · 1 min · Warren Kumari