On Sat, Sep 05, 2009, Walid Nasri wrote: > Hello > > I installed OpenSSL on Windows > > I have Apache 2.2 WebServer > > I need to generate a certificate, in order to purchase certificate license > from CA > > when I use the openssl generate command: > > openssl genrsa -out mykey.key 1024 > > I also tried: > > openssl genrsa -config openssl.cnf -out mykey.key 1024 > > but I keep getting this error: > > WARNING: can't open config file: /usr/local/ssl/openssl.cnf > Loading 'screen' into random state - done > Generating RSA private key, 1024 bit long modulus > ......++++++ > ..........++++++ > e is 65537 (0x10001) > > although I have Windows, the Openssl seems to see linux > (/usr/local/ssl/openssl.cnf) > > I tried many ways in order to set the path of the conf file, but I failed > > any suggestions please?? >
The default configuration file location is set at compile time. There isn't a standard place for it on Windows. You can specify an alternative location with the -config option on the command line (if the command includes such an option) or the OPENSSL_CONF environment variable. Steve. -- Dr Stephen N. Henson. OpenSSL project core developer. Commercial tech support now available see: http://www.openssl.org ______________________________________________________________________ OpenSSL Project http://www.openssl.org User Support Mailing List openssl-users@openssl.org Automated List Manager majord...@openssl.org
