On Wed, 2005-08-31 at 10:57 +0100, Chris Covell wrote:
> Hello there,
> 
> can you do some tests please ?
> 
> Using OpenSSL can you dump the CA private key using the CA password ? If 
> you cann't, then this is some sort of problem with the key pem file (are 
> you sure that it is the same as the original, i.e. is a binary copy, I 
> am thinking of cr/lf type issues).

diff backup_cakey.pem cakey.pem -s
Files backup_cakey.pem and cakey.pem are identical
> 
> Are you sure that you copied the CA private key, chain and certificate 
> files to the correct place when you recovered your backup ?
> 

I'm sure that all pieces are in your place :-(

Searching in google appears to be a problem with openssl

> Chris...
> 
> Jorge I. Davila L. wrote:
> > The files is the same that I have in my backup.
> > 
> > The only thing that has changed is the pass-phrase for the ca operator. 
> > 
> > I think the change of the pass-phrase don't affect nothing... I'm wrong?
> > 
> > 
> > On Tue, 2005-08-30 at 10:19 -0600, Jorge I. Davila L. wrote:
> > 
> >>Hi all!:
> >>
> >>
> >>I'm facing the same problem ... but I tried the proposed solution
> >>without results.
> >>
> >>Someone have another suggest?
> >>
> >>On Mon, 2005-08-22 at 18:25 +0400, Jeremie BOYER wrote:
> >>
> >>>Hi everybody,
> >>>
> >>>I tried to backup my CA server onto another machine. 
> >>>
> >>>I use openca 0.9.2.2, openssl-0.9.7f-7 and mysql as database. Everything
> >>>seems to work good from the pub/ra/ra-node/ca/ca-node interfaces. 
> >>>
> >>>But the problem I'm currently facing with is that the CA passphrase for the
> >>>CA private key (cakey.pem)doesn't work anymore on my new server. I have
> >>>backup and pasted the var/crypto/ folders with the cacert and private key
> >>>from my working server to the new server but when it comes to issue a new
> >>>cert request or a new crl, my CA passphrase fails.
> >>>
> >>>I've got the following messages in the CA interface after entering the CA
> >>>passphrase: 
> >>>- for new CSR signing request :            Error 6702:  General Error 
> >>>Cannot
> >>>use the private key of the CA (7113050). Wrong passphrase for private key!
> >>>- For new CRL building:
> >>>Initializing CA token ... ECHEC
> >>>OpenCA::Token errorcode: 7113050
> >>>OpenCA::Token errormessage: Wrong passphrase for private key!
> >>>
> >>>Any ideas ? How it comes when you backup a private CA key from one server 
> >>>to
> >>>another the passphrase fails ?
> >>>
> >>>Thanks in advance for your help;
> >>>
> >>>Cheers,
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>Jeremie
> 
> 
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