Stephen Henson via RT wrote:
>> [[email protected] - Mon May 17 14:42:14 2010]:
>>
>> Hi,
>> I am trying to generate some client certificates for openvpn and I 
>> found openssl breaks with a cryptic message "TXT_DB error number 2"
>> if I enter a _comma_ into the Organization Name string.
>>
>> First of all I do not understand why I get an error from openssl
>> so late in the process (while signing of a broken request). Why was
>> that broken string accepted during client.csr creation? Please
>> compare the two approaches below.
>>
> 
> What are the build-req and sign-req scripts? They aren't part of
> OpenSSL. There is nothing wrong with accepting commas in those fields.

They are a part of openvpn bundle and are shell scripts calling openssl,
nothing fancy. Just download the sources and look for easy-rsa/ subdirectory.

> 
> Do you get the same problem if you use the CA.pl script?

Haven't tried.

Martin


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