That is often a requirement. Consider a system that must start up without manual intervention (web site) after a power failure or equivalent. Doesn't help much if a password is requirested to be entered. Providing that careful attention is paid to securing the box and the files on it (i.e. keyfile, server cert, and the inability for unauthorized users to get at these files), this is often the only way to realistically configure a system. Cheers, Thomas ÀîÎä wrote: > > but that means no password protection. > > >Usually, it is not good to remove the pass phase from the keyfile, but > >technically speaking, you can do this by "openssl rsa -in oldkey.pem > >-out keyfile_without_pass.pem". > > > >Hazel > > > >On Mon, 10 Apr 2000 12:16:23 -0700 > >Tugrul Bingol <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> Hello, > >> > >> I used openssl in a secure rexecd executed through inetd. Normally each > >> time I run the server (secure rexecd) it asks me "PEM pass phrase". > >> However I want to avoid from it since it is run through inetd. In other > >> words, I don't want "PEM pass phrase" be asked me for the server side. I > >> tried -passin and -passout options while creating the certs but it seems > >> that they work just during the creation. > >> > >> Can somebody help me about it? > >> > >> Thanks...Tugrul > >> > >> > >> ______________________________________________________________________ > >> OpenSSL Project http://www.openssl.org > >> User Support Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> Automated List Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > > > >______________________________________________________________________ > >OpenSSL Project http://www.openssl.org > >User Support Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Automated List Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ______________________________________________________________________ > OpenSSL Project http://www.openssl.org > User Support Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Automated List Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- ------------------------------------------------------------ Thomas Reinke Tel: (905) 331-2260 Director of Technology Fax: (905) 331-2504 E-Soft Inc. http://www.e-softinc.com Publishers of SecuritySpace http://www.securityspace.com ______________________________________________________________________ OpenSSL Project http://www.openssl.org User Support Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Automated List Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED]
