---
name: "openvas-mkcert-client"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "openvas-scanner"
version: "5.0.7-3"
release: "Debian 9 (Stretch)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/openvas-mkcert-client"
---

# openvas-mkcert-client(1)

Creates a client certificate

## NAME

openvas-mkcert-client - Creates a client certificate

## SYNOPSIS

**openvas-mkcert-client**

## DESCRIPTION

The  **OpenVAS Security Scanner** protects the communication between the client and the server by using SSL. SSL requires the server to present a certificate to the client, and the client can optionally present a certificate to the server.

This script **openvas-mkcert-client** generates a client certificate.

## SEE ALSO

[**openvassd**(8)](/openvassd/8.md), [**openvas-mkcert**(8)](/openvas-mkcert/8.md), **[openssl(1)](/openssl/1.md)**

## MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE OpenVAS PROJECT

The canonical places where you will find more information  about the OpenVAS project are:

http://www.openvas.org/ ⟨⟩ (Official site)\
 http://cvs.openvas.org/ ⟨⟩ (Developers site)

## AUTHOR

**openvas-mkcert-client** was written by Michel Arboi \<arboi@bigfoot.com\> based on **openvas-mkcert**