Mike Tsarapatsanis wrote:

> I am using 0.8.1 yet i think the folowing includes the
> next versions:

Yes :)

> If i create a certificate with the openca-newcert
> command to put it on the RA server for ssl
> connection(or in my case i want to create it for an
> https connection with another site)than i do not have
> to give any password for the protection of the key.Is
> there a way to create a key with  password.
> I supposes i can do it from the public server when i
> request a PKCS#10 PEM formatted certificate from the
> server certificate request.Yet that option assumes
> that i have a "Request [PEM formatted file]" file .How
> can i create this file?

first "openssl genrsa" and then "openssl req"

> That option will create a
> different server file from the openca-newcert
> command?If yes what is the difference?

I'm not sure what openca-newcert does but there are two files - the 
private key and the cert. I think openca-newcert generates both and if 
you generate the key by yourself then OpenCA only generates the certificate.

Michael
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