Samy, > even if it is a certificate request, 'rsa' command can handle it. > > I think the start line of the key may be corrupted (im not sure ) > u may try to create a new key and test the same.
I may be wrong but the error message made it appear that the command was expecting a private key. I have tried the same command with a few certificate requests and I get the same error. It works with the corresponding private key file. Mark. ______________________________________________________________________ OpenSSL Project http://www.openssl.org User Support Mailing List openssl-users@openssl.org Automated List Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED]