On Mon, Aug 16, 2010 at 10:49 AM, ivo welch <ivo.we...@gmail.com> wrote: [ ... ]
> So, I want to be able to create some test certificates that expire in > tomorrow, the day after, etc., and then see whether the document becomes > unusable. Unfortunately, Acrobat Pro seems to create 5-year certificates > only. so, I need some sample certificates, and I figure openSSL can do > this...somehow. > As far as testing to make sure expirations work, I have found that messing with my system's clock is a good way to do that: create a certificate that expires in 5 years, then set your clock forward 5 years and 1 day to test. You may even find that it will trick Adobe's software: if you want a certificate that expires tomorrow, maybe you can set your clock to 5 years minus 1 day and create the certificate. Just a thought, I don't have answers to the rest of your question. :) ----Scott.
