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diff --git a/sign_request.go b/sign_request.go
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+package main
+
+import (
+  "crypto/rand"
+  "crypto/x509"
+  "crypto/x509/pkix"
+  "encoding/pem"
+  "fmt"
+  "flag"
+  "io"
+  "os"
+)
+
+type (
+  SignFlags struct {
+    PrivateKeyPath string // path to the private key
+    Output         string // path where to store the CSR
+    BaseAttributes pkix.Name
+
+    private_key PrivateKey
+    output_stream io.WriteCloser // the output stream for the CSR
+  }
+)
+
+// create a sign request with a private key
+func create_sign_request() {
+  flags := parse_sign_flags()
+  flags.private_key = load_private_key(flags.PrivateKeyPath)
+
+  var err error
+  flags.output_stream, err = open_output_stream(flags.Output)
+  if err != nil {
+    crash_with_help(2, fmt.Sprintf("Error when creating file %s: %s", flags.Output, err))
+  }
+  defer flags.output_stream.Close()
+
+  csr_template := &x509.CertificateRequest{
+    Subject: flags.BaseAttributes,
+  }
+  csr_raw, err := x509.CreateCertificateRequest(rand.Reader, csr_template, flags.private_key)
+  if err != nil {
+    fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, "Error when generating CSR: ", err)
+    os.Exit(3)
+  }
+  block := &pem.Block{Type: TypeLabelCSR, Bytes: csr_raw}
+  pem.Encode(flags.output_stream, block)
+}
+
+// parse the flags to create a certificate sign request
+func parse_sign_flags() SignFlags {
+  flags := SignFlags{}
+  fs := flag.NewFlagSet("create-cert-sign", flag.ExitOnError)
+  fs.StringVar(&flags.PrivateKeyPath, "private-key", "", "path to the private key file")
+  fs.StringVar(&flags.Output, "output", "STDOUT", "path where the generated csr should be stored")
+
+  flags.BaseAttributes = pkix.Name{}
+  fs.StringVar(&flags.BaseAttributes.CommonName, "common-name", "", "the name of the resource")
+  fs.StringVar(&flags.BaseAttributes.SerialNumber, "serial", "1", "serial number for the request")
+
+  fs.Parse(os.Args[2:])
+  return flags
+}