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@@ -3001,7 +3001,17 @@ $ certtool --generate-privkey --outfile key.pem
@end example
@item
-To create a certificate request, run:
+To generate a certificate using the private key, use the command:
+
+@example
+$ certtool --generate-certificate --load-privkey key.pem \
+ --outfile cert.pem --load-ca-certificate ca-cert.pem \
+ --load-ca-privkey ca-key.pem
+@end example
+
+@item
+To create a certificate request (needed when the certificate is issued by
+another party), run:
@example
$ certtool --generate-request --load-privkey key.pem \