[[EMAIL PROTECTED] - Wed Jan 29 09:15:30 2003]:

> Hi Richard,
> 
> Sorry about asking this of you directly, but I can't
> seem to get a post onto the openssl mailing list.
> 
> I was hoping you could answer my question, or perhaps
> post it to the list for me...
> 
> 

This isn't Richard its the bug tracking database...

> 
> I guess the first question is :  Is ipv6 supported?
> 

No, not currently.

> I've create certificates with IPv4 address in the IP
> field for the subjectAltName with this entry in the
> config file while using openssl on linux:
> 
> subjectAltName=IP:192.168.1.22
> 
> Is it possible to do the same thing with IPv6
> addresses?  What would the format be in the config
> file to do this?
> (subjectAltName=IP:fec0:0:0:d::32)????
> 
> I've actually tried this but an error results saying
> "bad ip address".
> 

The best you can do at present is to either use the DER option in 0.9.7
if you know the encoding or the new mini-ASN1 compiler of 0.9.8. Neither
of which is particularly easy to do.

However since this has been asked for a few times I'll look into it. 

Steve.


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