2007/10/30, Frank Garber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > Hey all, > > I'm very new to security and generating key files. I'm following the > instructions I've found here: http://www.securityfocus.com/infocus/1677and > I'm having trouble generating the private / public key pair and > certificate. > > In step 2 it asks: "Enter pass phrase for C:\CA\private\CAkey.pem:". Is it > looking for a value from a previous step? >
Yes. You have to give the passphrase you used to encrypt the private key of the CA (CAkey.pem), i.e. the one you provided when you did 'ca genca'. Regards, -- Jorge Fernandez