On Wed, Nov 09, 2005, david kine wrote:
> I'm attempting to use CA.pl on a Solaris 10 Sparc
> system. OpenSSL is provided on the distribution CD's
> (OpenSSL 0.9.7d 17 Mar 2004). I use the following
> commands:
>
> 1. CA.pl -newca
> 2. CA.pl -newreq
> 3. CA.pl -signreq {problems at this step}
>
> During the signreq, the program cannot open the CA
> private key and produces a core file:
>
> ---------
>
> Using configuration from /etc/sfw/openssl/openssl.cnf
> Error opening CA private key
> /etc/sfw/openssl/private/cakey.pem
> 20715:error:0E06D06C:configuration file
> routines:NCONF_get_string:no
> value:/on10/builds/on10_74l3/usr/src/common/openssl/crypto/conf/conf_lib.c:329:group=CA_default
> name=unique_subject
> 20715:error:0200100D:system library:fopen:Permission
> denied:/on10/builds/on10_74l3/usr/src/common/openssl/crypto/bio/bss_file.c:276:fopen('/etc/sfw/openssl/private/cakey.pem','r')
> 20715:error:20074002:BIO routines:FILE_CTRL:system
> lib:/on10/builds/on10_74l3/usr/src/common/openssl/crypto/bio/bss_file.c:278:
> unable to load CA private key
> Signed certificate is in newcert.pem
>
> ------
>
> The file "newcert.pem" is not created.
>
> The CA private key apparently is contained in
> "./demoCA/private/cakey.pem".
>
> Should I use a custom openssl.cnf to fix this problem?
> Or modify CA.pl?
>
Looks like they've modified openssl.cnf already but haven't changed CA.pl to
suit.
You could try a standard openssl.cnf (e.g. from a standard distribution on
www.openssl.org) and using the OPENSSL_CONF environment variable to point to
it.
Alternatively try compiling up a more recent version of OpenSSL and using
that.
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 openssl-users@openssl.org
Automated List Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED]
