If you need to create a PGP key, OpenSSL does not do this. The package you're looking for is GNU Privacy Guard, or gnupg, available from http://gnupg.org/.
-Kyle H On Fri, Jun 19, 2009 at 11:08 AM, Bizhan Gholikhamseh (bgholikh)<bghol...@cisco.com> wrote: > Hi, > Thanks for yor help. >> Are you doing this for a certificate request? > No this is part of creating public and private key to exchange secure > information on line. >> >> openssl genrsa -des3 2048 > mykey.key >> openssl req -new -key mykey.key -sha256 > I have more questions: > 1- After issuing above command, what/where is the digital fingerprint of PGP > public key? > 2- I am suppose to provide .jpg screen shot of the fingerprint of public key > to other end, > How .jpg image is used to verify the public key? > > > Many thanks in advance, > Bizhan > >> >> I do not believe that OpenSSL implements CAST. (the -des3 >> tells it to use triple-DES; you can instead use -aes256 to >> use AES at 256 bits.) >> >> -Kyle H >> >> On Thu, Jun 18, 2009 at 4:45 PM, Bizhan Gholikhamseh >> (bgholikh)<bghol...@cisco.com> wrote: >> > HI >> > I have never used openssl and need to get some info quickly. >> > I greatly appreciate if you could help me out by providing me exact >> > command syntax. >> > >> > I am suppose to create "2048-bit RSA PGP private & public key pair". >> > With a preferred CAST cipher and SHA-2 256 hash. >> > >> > Could I use openssl to do this? >> > If so what is the command line syntax to do this? >> > >> > Many thanks in advance, >> > B >> > >> ______________________________________________________________________ >> > OpenSSL Project >> http://www.openssl.org >> > User Support Mailing List >> openssl-users@openssl.org >> > Automated List Manager >> majord...@openssl.org >> > >> ______________________________________________________________________ >> OpenSSL Project http://www.openssl.org >> User Support Mailing List openssl-us...@openssl.org >> Automated List Manager majord...@openssl.org >> > ______________________________________________________________________ > OpenSSL Project http://www.openssl.org > User Support Mailing List openssl-us...@openssl.org > Automated List Manager majord...@openssl.org > ______________________________________________________________________ OpenSSL Project http://www.openssl.org User Support Mailing List openssl-users@openssl.org Automated List Manager majord...@openssl.org
