On Thu, Dec 23, 2004, Mark Wolfskehl wrote: > I am having a problem creating a certificate file using openssl under > > Windows 2000 Professional > > The command I am using is (minus paths and .exe): > openssl req -outform PEM -new -out cert.pem -x509 > > I have tested this command on my Linux box. It works there, but on > Windows I get > the following error output right after it gets the password from the > command line: > > . > . > . > -----END RSA PRIVATE KEY----- > ----- > unable to find 'distinguished_name' in config > problems making Certificate Request
This one is in the FAQ. The usual cause is that it can't find the configuration file. Use the -config or OPENSSL_CONF environment variable to point to it. Steve. -- Dr Stephen N. Henson. Email, S/MIME and PGP keys: see homepage OpenSSL project core developer and freelance consultant. Funding needed! Details on homepage. Homepage: http://www.drh-consultancy.demon.co.uk ______________________________________________________________________ OpenSSL Project http://www.openssl.org User Support Mailing List [email protected] Automated List Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED]
