> Martijn Moret wrote: > >> I created a certificate request with a private key with no password. >> openssl req -new -nodes -keyout private.key -out public.csr >> >> No, my application requires a private key password to import the key. is >> there any way to add a password on the private key?? >> >> The certificate and private key works fine in apache. > > Something like this will create a passphrase protected private key from > your passphraseless one: > > openssl rsa -in private.key -des3 -out newprivate.key > > man rsa for other options, if you need it in a different format.
Thanks! Works great. I also found out that creating a pkcs12 file works! openssl pkcs12 -export -out exported.pk12 -inkey private.key -in cert.crt Martijn > ______________________________________________________________________ > OpenSSL Project http://www.openssl.org > User Support Mailing List openssl-users@openssl.org > Automated List Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ______________________________________________________________________ OpenSSL Project http://www.openssl.org User Support Mailing List openssl-users@openssl.org Automated List Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED]
