Mark,
Interesting !
I just tested with a newly created certificate request (newreq.pem) and it goes fine with 'rsa'command ! my version is 0.9.7g. Does this an issue with the version ?
If someone knows please let us know...
I also given below the snapshot(edited) ..
-Samy
> CA.pl -newreq
Generating a 1024 bit RSA private key
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writing new private key to 'newreq.pem'
Enter PEM pass phrase:
Verifying - Enter PEM pass phrase:
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You are about to be asked to enter information that will be incorporated
into your certificate request.
What you are about to enter is what is called a Distinguished Name or a DN.
There are quite a few fields but you can leave some blank
For some fields there will be a default value,
If you enter '.', the field will be left blank.
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Country Name (2 letter code) [AU]:aa
State or Province Name (full name) [Some-State]:ss
Locality Name (eg, city) []:test
Organization Name (eg, company) [Internet Widgits Pty Ltd]:test
Organizational Unit Name (eg, section) []:test
Common Name (eg, YOUR name) []:test
Email Address []:
Please enter the following 'extra' attributes
to be sent with your certificate request
A challenge password []:
An optional company name []:
Request (and private key) is in newreq.pem
> openssl
OpenSSL> rsa -in newreq.pem -text -noout
Enter pass phrase for newreq.pem:
Private-Key: (1024 bit)
modulus:
00:b8:65:09:13:3b:45:04:60:2e:64:30:4b:1d:7d:
...
publicExponent: 65537 (0x10001)
privateExponent:
79:65:f3:6a:98:eb:e0:6c:9e:3e:51:d9:32:4a:38:
...
14:dd:3c:e3:6b:d7:a3:51
prime1:
00:f3:59:22:62:e8:d6:26:e2:40:89:27:7f:f7:97:
....
81:33:e0:3b:6d
prime2:
00:c1:fb:40:f7:ea:c2:82:f1:7f:b7:7c:d1:ad:48:
...
1f:62:ea:9d:b5
exponent1:
00:c4:de:eb:ae:d1:67:cf:75:63:78:92:78:38:ba:
...
52:28:c1:d3:d1
exponent2:
14:be:eb:4e:d8:63:9f:1f:76:da:47:d6:20:e3:24:
...
7c:52:bd:35
coefficient:
11:05:b1:fb:85:12:66:ae:80:78:67:0e:ff:ef:5c:
...
27:c5:db:9e
OpenSSL> q
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"Mark" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by:
12.01.2006 11:09
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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.
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