# File lib/puppet/ssl/certificate_request.rb, line 26
26:     def generate(key)
27:         Puppet.info "Creating a new SSL certificate request for %s" % name
28: 
29:         # Support either an actual SSL key, or a Puppet key.
30:         key = key.content if key.is_a?(Puppet::SSL::Key)
31: 
32:         csr = OpenSSL::X509::Request.new
33:         csr.version = 0
34:         csr.subject = OpenSSL::X509::Name.new([["CN", name]])
35:         csr.public_key = key.public_key
36:         csr.sign(key, OpenSSL::Digest::MD5.new)
37: 
38:         raise Puppet::Error, "CSR sign verification failed; you need to clean the certificate request for %s on the server" % name unless csr.verify(key.public_key)
39: 
40:         @content = csr
41:     end