On Thu, Sep 04, 2008, V H wrote: > I've been trying to secure site with open ssl and have made a number of > attempts and have gotten many errors. Any help with the following error > would be very helpful. Thanks in advance: > > I get the following error upon issuing the following command: > > C:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation\Apache2.2\bin>openssl req > -config openssl.cnf -new -out my-server.csrLoading 'screen' into random > state - doneGenerating a 1024 bit RSA private key...++++++.....++++++writing > new private key to 'privkey.pem'Enter PEM pass phrase:Verifying - Enter PEM > pass phrase:-----You are about to be asked to enter information that will be > incorporatedinto 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 blankFor some fields there will be a default value,If you > enter '.', the field will be left blank. . . A challenge password > []:hutchError adding attribute5144:error:0D0BA041:asn1 encoding > routines:ASN1_STRING_set:malloc > failure:.\crypto\asn1\asn1_lib.c:381:5144:error:0B08A041:x509 certificate > routines:X509_ATTRIBUTE_set1_data:malloc > failure:.\crypto\x509\x509_att.c:317: > > I'm trying to create an SSL certificate for an svn repository. Thanks for > any help. >
That's a known issue with OpenSSL 0.9.8h . It is fixed in the latest 0.9.8 snapshots. Steve. -- Dr Stephen N. Henson. Email, S/MIME and PGP keys: see homepage OpenSSL project core developer and freelance consultant. Homepage: http://www.drh-consultancy.demon.co.uk ______________________________________________________________________ OpenSSL Project http://www.openssl.org User Support Mailing List openssl-users@openssl.org Automated List Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED]
