RE: PEM pass phrase

[Chris Kopp]

When I try to strip the password encryption off of the private key, as described below, I get the following error:   req -key keyrq.txt -keyout test.key -nodes -config openssl.cnf unable to load Private key 344:error:02001002:system library:fopen:system lib:tmp32dll\bss_file.c:103:fopen('.oids.oid','r') 344:error:2006D002:BIO routines:BIO_new_file:system lib:tmp32dll\bss_file.c:105: 344:error:0906D06C:PEM routines:PEM_read_bio:no start line:.\crypto\pem\pem_lib.c:566:error in req   Can anyone offer any assistance on this?   Chris     >If you remove the password encryption on your private key, >I believe you won't be getting this (it's what I belive >most people do that configure SSL servers to auto start on >boot without manual intervention). > >If memory serves, I believe something like > >req -key INPUT_KEY_FILE -keyout OUTPUT_KEY_FILE -nodes > >will take an existing encrypted private key file and >strip the password encryption off of it. If I got >this wrong, check the SSL archives, I know that >this question has been asked and answered several >times before...you will find the proper syntax >there. > >Thomas