Michael wrote:
>
> I have searched high and low for some detailed documentation on the
> contents and meaning of the various pieces in the openssl.cnf file.
>
> In the distribution withing ssleay.txt (req.1 section), there is
> mention of a document "conf.doc" which doesn't seem to be around.
>
> On the web I've found a couple of terse descriptions on the old
> ssleay site and headings only on the openssl site.
>
> Can someone please point me at something a little more substantive.
>
All the older documents are in ssleay.txt, some of the stuff in there is
alas pretty out of date and the references haven't been fixed up yet. So
'conf.doc' is in fact in ssleay.txt.
The new extension options are documented in the openssl.txt file.
Steve.
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