In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on Mon, 29 Apr 2002
12:22:32 -0700 (PDT), Tim Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
t0psecret> I'm trying to create password-protected client certs
t0psecret> with OpenSSL and ssl.ca-0.1.tar.gz. Is this what
t0psecret> "export password" refers to (when creating the key),
t0psecret> or is there another way? I'm not sure whether the
t0psecret> export password is a permanent password for the cert
t0psecret> or just a one-time password used to import the .p12
t0psecret> file.
t0psecret>
t0psecret> If it's the former, it seems as though Window strips
t0psecret> this password when I import the cert, because I'm only
t0psecret> asked for it the one time when importing. Is there any
t0psecret> way around this?
You're mixing up certificate and private key. The password will
protect the private key. The certificate is (or should be) filled
with public information only, and therefore doesn't require any
password protection.
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