>From my experience: The number of digits should be even. One leading size should be added if the number of digits is odd. e.g. "301" should change to "0301". Hope this help! -- Lam Ah [EMAIL PROTECTED] - email (512) 682-6901 ext. 1057 - voicemail/fax ---- Markus Wagner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > I need to do serial counting myself, because I store certs in a database > and use only temporary conf/ser/index files. > > The serial file starts with "00" and seems to count in hex. But there > seem to be problems when some leading "0" is missing. > What when three digits are needed? > > What is the general format of the serial file? > > Thank you, > > Markus > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > OpenSSL Project http://www.openssl.org > User Support Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Automated List Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ___________________________________________________________________ To get your own FREE ZDNet Onebox - FREE voicemail, email, and fax, all in one place - sign up today at http://www.zdnetonebox.com ______________________________________________________________________ OpenSSL Project http://www.openssl.org User Support Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Automated List Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED]