[EMAIL PROTECTED] <> scribbled on : > On Thu, Mar 16, 2006, Michal Hooreman wrote: > >> Good afternoon, >> >> Just a question: what is the challenge password asked when we do a >> certificate request? >> >> Everywhere, I see it lefted blank, but I don't understand his usage. >> > > It is largely a legacy attribute. The original intention was > I believe to provide a password which the certificate holder > could later use (in some unspecified manner) to revoke the > certificate. > > Other than the attribute being set and being visible by the > 'req' utility it is ignored by OpenSSL. > > Steve.
Thank you for your help. --- Michaël Hooreman Keyware Transaction and Processing Rue Laid Burniad, 4 1348 - Louvain-La-Neuve Belgium Tel : +32 (0)10 48 01 21 Fax : +32 (0)10 45 77 67 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ______________________________________________________________________ OpenSSL Project http://www.openssl.org User Support Mailing List [email protected] Automated List Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED]
