Date: Thu, 30 Apr 2009 21:44:12 -0400 From: John Almberg <jalmberg@identry.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Is it necessary to generate a new SSL request each year? Message-ID: <D0C3DEE4-D15B-476A-A592-9F5673E4415E@identry.com> In-Reply-To: <200904300742.32991.mel.flynn%2Bfbsd.questions@mailing.thruhere.net> References: <624F45CA-1083-4DC2-8A98-DFE44B5B6CE8@identry.com> <20090429225158.GC91578@dan.emsphone.com> <18936.56654.494648.286696@jerusalem.litteratus.org> <200904300742.32991.mel.flynn%2Bfbsd.questions@mailing.thruhere.net>
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>>> >>> You can reuse the old one. >> >> I'm not an expert on these, but it was my understanding that >> certificates carry in internal "expiration date" after which the >> application may respond as it pleases. > > Yes, but the *request* does not. > Also, if using openssl, just set the defaults in /etc/ssl/ > openssl.cnf to your > values, so you can enter through the questions Cool... save a minute here and a minute there... at the end of a year, I might have enough saved up to take lunch! -- John
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