Hello, Not sure this will help, but at first glance it seems that you have made a mistake is setup;
c:/tmp_open_ssl;/ssl/openssl.cnf => Try this instead c:/tmp_open_ssl/ssl/openssl.cnf and ofc, check that that's where your config file is. Regards 2012/10/23 Sanford Staab <sanfo...@gmail.com> > It looks like your missing the openssl.cnf file or maybe the my_key.key > file. Double check your config file and command line parameters. > > *From:* PRIYARANJAN NAYAK <priyaranjan4...@gmail.com> > *Sent:* Tuesday, October 23, 2012 3:03 AM > *To:* openssl-users@openssl.org > *Subject:* error while generating Certificate Signing Request > > Hi ALL, > > --> First I generate private key i.e my_key.key,then I am trying to > Generate a Certificate Signing Request: > while generating .csr file I faced this error . > > C:\>C:\tmp_open_ssl\bin\openssl.exe req -new -key my_key.key -out > my_request.csr -config C:\tmp_open_ssl\ssl\openssl.cnf > WARNING: can't open config file: c:/tmp_open_ssl;/ssl/openssl.cnf > Error opening Private Key my_key.key > 3464:error:02001002:system library:fopen:No such file or > directory:.\crypto\bio\bss_file.c:398:fopen('my_key.key','rb') > 3464:error:20074002:BIO routines:FILE_CTRL:system > lib:.\crypto\bio\bss_file.c:400:unable to load Private Key > > > Can any one help me about this error > > > Thanks > Priyaranjan >