H OTS POT GATEWAY290 Quick Reference GuidePrivate Key GenerationCreate a directory from Root and put 5 random files, a.dat, b.dat, c.dat, d.dat, ande.dat (see note) into the C:\cygwin\bin\ directory (or the directory where you installedopenssl.exe).Run the “command” prompt from Windows, then click on the OK button.Go to the c:\cygwin\bin\ directory and run the following command:>openssl genrsa -rand file1:file2:file3:file4:file5 1024 > cakey.pemThe following table provides an explanation of the command elements:These random files can be any file type, such as Word, Excel, etc.Change the files to .dat files (shown above). All files must follow theDOS naming format (maximum 8 characters).
