How to install easy-rsa on NetBSD

Easy-RSA is a toolkit to create Public Key Infrastructures (PKI). In this tutorial, we will go through the steps to install Easy-RSA on NetBSD from the official Github Repository.

Prerequisites

Before starting the installation process, we need to make sure that NetBSD is updated and upgraded to the latest version. To update and upgrade NetBSD, execute the following command:

sudo pkgin update && sudo pkgin upgrade

Installation

To install Easy-RSA on NetBSD, follow the steps below:

Step 1: Install Git

First, we need to install Git to clone the Easy-RSA repository. Run the following command to install Git:

sudo pkgin install git

Step 2: Clone the Easy-RSA repository

After installing Git, we can clone the Easy-RSA repository. Run the following command to clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/OpenVPN/easy-rsa.git

Step 3: Install Easy-RSA

Once the repository is cloned, change the directory to the Easy-RSA directory using:

cd easy-rsa/easyrsa3

Next, install Easy-RSA with the following command:

sudo ./easyrsa install

Step 4: Verify the installation

After installation, you can verify the installation of Easy-RSA with:

./easyrsa

This will display EasyRSA Usage options.

Conclusion

That's it! In this tutorial, we have successfully installed Easy-RSA on NetBSD from the official Github repository. With this toolkit, you can create Public Key Infrastructures (PKI) for secure communications.