On Wednesday 30 May 2007 15:28:17 Bruno Costacurta wrote:
> On Friday 25 May 2007 09:54:22 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > Bruno,
> >
> > A database line is structured as followed:
> >
> > 1. state of the cert (V=valid, R=revoked, E=expired where the state is
> > not changes automatically if a cert expires) 2. end of validity
> > 3. revocation time (empty when the cert ist not revoked)
> > 4. serial number in hex
> > 5. Where the cert can be found (only value is "unknown" today)
> > 6. Name of certificate holder (normally the DN)
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > Thomas
> >
> > > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> > > Von: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Im Auftrag von Bruno
> > > Costacurta
> > > Gesendet: Donnerstag, 24. Mai 2007 17:30
> > > An: openssl-users@openssl.org
> > > Betreff: Database file structure
> > >
> > > Dears,
> > >
> > > just for curiosity,
> > > what are the structure & description of the database file
> > > (often) called 'index' and which corresponds in fact to the
> > > parameter 'database' in openssl.cnf ?
> > > Please find a sample hereafter as it's mainly human readable.
> > >
> > > Thanks for any info.
> > > Bye,
> > > Bruno
> > >
> > > ...
> > > V 100221212735Z           03      unknown /C=BE/ST=Brussels
> > > Region/L=Brussels/O=Acme.org/CN=acer9100 radius
> > > client/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > V 100523143810Z           04      unknown /C=BE/ST=Brussels
> > > Region/L=Brussels/O=Acme.org/CN=pc34ghz.org/emailAddress=bruno
> > > @Acme.org
> > > V 100523144327Z           05      unknown /C=BE/ST=Brussels
> > > Region/L=Brussels/O=Acme.org/CN=pc34ghz.org/emailAddress=bruno
> > > @Acme.org
> > > V 100523151137Z           06      unknown /C=BE/ST=Brussels
> > > Region/L=Brussels/O=Acme.org/CN=Bruno
> > > Acme/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/description=test only
> > > V 100523151243Z           07      unknown /C=BE/ST=Brussels
> > > Region/L=Brussels/O=Acme.org/CN=pc34ghz.org/emailAddress=bruno
> > > @Acme.org/description=for
> > > apache2 SSL server & client
> > > ...
> > >
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> > > Key fingerprint = 713F 7956 9441 7DEF 58ED  1951 7E07 569B 2E60 4D51
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> Thanks for details.
> In fact, I expected to see the fingerprint of the certificate stored
> somewhere in index.txt file (as CN is not a unique id within the CA).
> Any reason not to store the fingerprint ?
>
> Thanks for attention.
> Bruno

My here-before email was quite incorrect : indeed the serial number of the 
certificate allows of course a unique selection within the CA.

Bye,
Bruno

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Key fingerprint = 713F 7956 9441 7DEF 58ED  1951 7E07 569B 2E60 4D51
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