cat > requestconf.cnf <<EOF
[ req ]
default_bits            = 1024
default_keyfile         = privkey.pem
distinguished_name      = req_distinguished_name
prompt                  = no
 
[ req_distinguished_name ]
 0.O=dutchgrid
 1.O=hosts
 OU=nikhef.nl
 CN=fs2.das2.nikhef.nl
EOF

openssl req -nodes  -new -config requestconf.cnf -text -out hostrequest.pem -keyout hostkey.pem  

mail -s "[CA] Cert request for fs2.das2.nikhef.nl" ca@nikhef.nl < hostrequest.pem