diff --git a/OpenSSL.md b/OpenSSL.md
index e04ef34..cf2c66a 100644
--- a/OpenSSL.md
+++ b/OpenSSL.md
@@ -18,7 +18,13 @@ The `-pkeyopt rsa_keygen_bits:2048` determines the key length. The default value
 openssl genpkey -algorithm RSA -pkeyopt rsa_keygen_bits:2048 -outform PEM -out private_key.key
 ```
 
-### Generate a new private key and Certificate Signing Request
+### Generate a new private key and certificate
+
+```
+openssl req -x509 -newkey rsa:4096 -keyout private_key.key -out certificate.crt -sha256 -days 365
+```
+
+### Generate a new private key and certificate signing request (CSR)
 
 ```
 openssl req -out signing_request.csr -new -newkey rsa:2048 -nodes -keyout private_key.key