Date: Fri, 13 May 2005 21:31:09 -0700 From: Brett Schroeder <brett@brettschroeder.name> To: Ceri Davies <ceri@submonkey.net> Cc: Ceri Davies <ceri@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: OpenSSL: Handbook says "send *private* key to CA" ?? Message-ID: <42857F0D.4040508@brettschroeder.name> In-Reply-To: <9cfae07f8f5c8f5d261e05f0d7355bdd@submonkey.net> References: <42804274.4050002@brettschroeder.name> <9cfae07f8f5c8f5d261e05f0d7355bdd@submonkey.net>
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Ceri Davies wrote: > > On 10 May 2005, at 06:11, Brett Schroeder wrote: > >> # openssl req -new -nodes -out req.pem -keyout cert.pem >> >> and then a few lines later the text says >> >> "A cert.pem file should now exist in the directory which the >> aforementioned command was issued. This is the certificate which may be >> sent to any CA for signing." >> >>> From the "openssl req" man page >> >> >> -keyout filename >> this gives the filename to write the newly created private >> key to. >> If this option is not specified then the filename present >> in the >> configuration file is used. >> >> Thoughts? > > > [Liberal snippage in the above] > > Hi Brett, > > You're quite right about this; how do you find the attached diff? > > Ceri Ceri, Looks good. You gonna submit it? Brett
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