Hi All, I have a problem creating a certificate .I have created a private key using "genrsa" command. Further I have created a certificate request with the "req" command. what's the next step after this ??? According to me , i need to have the certificate created by having the certificate request being signed by the private key . Am I correct ????? If not , please let me know. Next, for creating a certificate , should I use the "ca" command or the "x509" command. The openssl manual says that we can use both . At this point, could anybody please guide me with the -: The "ca" command with the appropriate arguments (please note that I am using a cert. request and not a cert.) The "x509" command with the appropriate arguments. PS: I have visited the openssl manual for this and tried the options, but i am getting some problems:- The "CA" comand expects a cert. and does not accept a cert. request. I have not used the "cert" or ss_cert arguments. The "x509" command gives me a strange error . It says "No such file or directory " for the private key file eventhough the path and the file exists.It is very confusing. Please HELP me out !!!!!!!Thanks.......... Prashant _____________________________________________________________________________________ Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com ______________________________________________________________________ OpenSSL Project http://www.openssl.org User Support Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Automated List Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED]