> Is it possible to generate a certificate request with the 
> openssl command line
> tool, using an RSA public key only? I tried various 
> combinations of options, but
> I only managed to make it read a private key. Can the library 
> do it, if I write
> a simple front-end?

PKCS#10 needs a private key signature which is 
verified with the embedded public key.

The only thing you can do is to create a X.509 cert
out of the publickey. It's possible to do that with
openssl but I think not with the command line tools.

Rene
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