On Sun, Aug 31, 2003, Christian Barmala wrote:
> Hi Stephen,
>
> thank you for your fast reply.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dr. Stephen Henson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Sunday, August 31, 2003 3:30 PM
>
> > > When I use "Email" I get the Error Message: "Subject Attribute Email has
> no
> > > known NID, skipped"
> >
> > I think that is a bug...
>
> Good to know that I don't have to search for the error on my side any
> longer.
>
Email has been deleted as a short name in objects.txt between 0.9.6 and 0.9.7,
I'll checkthe logs to see the reason.
>
> > > When I use "emailAddress" the certificate request is for the subject
> > > C=DE, ST=Nordrheinwestfalen, L=Oberhausen, O=ABCGmbH, OU=Internet,
> > > CN=User/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > ("/emailAddress" is considered part of the CN)
> > >
> > It isn't part of the CN, that's just how its displayed: read the FAQ.
>
> http://www.openssl.org/support/faq.html doesn't contain the string "email"
> and only one instance of "CN", which covers a different topic.
> http://www.openssl.org/support/faq.html#USER13 also covers a different
> topic.
>
#13 is actually the right topic. That odd email display is a symptom of the
"old behaviour". Though it could be clearer.
-nameopt oneline or -nameopt multiline produces a more sensible output.
Steve.
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