On Thu, Aug 08, 2002, Jose Gonzalez wrote: > Hi, > > I am using version 0.9.7Beta3 with a locally created configuration file > to generate a self-signed root certificate. On a RH-7.2 Linux Sytem. > The install and test of this version of code had no erros reported. Up > on issue the following > command: > > /usr/bin/openssl req -x509 -newkey rsa -out cacert.pem -outform PEM > Using configuration from /home/jose/exampleca/openssl.cnf > Generating a 1024 bit RSA private key > .....++++++ > .................................++++++ > writing new private key to '/home/jose/exampleca/private/cakey.pem' > Enter PEM pass phrase:jose > > Verifying password - Enter PEM pass phrase:jose > > ----- > problems making Certificate Request > 4370:error:0D11A0A3:asn1 encoding routines:ASN1_mbstring_copy:string too > long:a_mbstr.c:154:maxsize=2 > > Any Ideas of what maybe wrong? >
You've exceeded one of the field length limits: their length is set by various standards and they are checked to avoid creating invalid requests. Since its a limit of 2 I'd guess its the country name it doesn't like. Steve. -- Dr. Stephen Henson [EMAIL PROTECTED] OpenSSL Project http://www.openssl.org/~steve/ ______________________________________________________________________ OpenSSL Project http://www.openssl.org User Support Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Automated List Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED]
