Hi Walter, Thanks for that, but I have tried those options also, I must be missing something else?
commonName = UTF8String:Root 45:d=5 hl=2 l= 3 prim: OBJECT :commonName 50:d=5 hl=2 l= 15 prim: PRINTABLESTRING :UTF8String:Root commonName = UTF8:Root 168:d=5 hl=2 l= 3 prim: OBJECT :commonName 173:d=5 hl=2 l= 9 prim: PRINTABLESTRING :UTF8:Root From: "Walter H." <walte...@mathemainzel.info> To: openssl-users@openssl.org, Cc: rasmu...@us.ibm.com Date: 03/14/2013 12:32 PM Subject: Re: openssl-user - UTF8 characters in configuration file Sent by: owner-openssl-us...@openssl.org Hello John, I had the same problem; the solution is just: UTF8String or UTF8 and not UTF8STRING Walter On 14.03.2013 17:06, rasmu...@us.ibm.com wrote: I'm using the following configuration file section in an attempt to create a CA with UTF8 characters in subject (and other) fields. string_mask = utf8only prompt = no [ req ] default_bits = 2048 default_keyfile = /opt/rasmussjCa/private/cakey.pem default_md = md5 prompt = no distinguished_name = root_ca_distinguished_name x509_extensions = root_ca_extensions [ root_ca_distinguished_name ] commonName = UTF8STRING:Root stateOrProvinceName = MA countryName = US emailAddress = r...@abc.com organizationName = abc When I use "commonName = UTF8STRING:Root", I am getting a format=PRINTABLESTRING containing the "UTF8STRING:Root" value 45:d=5 hl=2 l= 3 prim: OBJECT :commonName 50:d=5 hl=2 l= 15 prim: PRINTABLESTRING :UTF8STRING:Root Not a UTF8STRING format as I'm expecting such as this ... 108:d=5 hl=2 l= 3 prim: OBJECT :commonName 113:d=5 hl=2 l= 23 prim: UTF8STRING :XXXXXXXXXX In addition to "string_mask = utf8", I've also tried the -utf8 option on the req with the same results: openssl req -x509 -newkey rsa:1024 -out rootcacert.pem -utf8 -outform PEM +++ In addition when I try to assign a policy "root_commonName" to the commonName field commonName = root_commonName stateOrProvinceName = MA countryName = US emailAddress = r...@abc.com organizationName = abc [ root_commonName ] commonName = UTF8STRING:Root I am am just getting the "root_commonName" policy assigned to the field rather than the "UTF8STRING:Root" value assigned within the policy 174:d=5 hl=2 l= 3 prim: OBJECT :commonName 179:d=5 hl=2 l= 15 prim: T61STRING :root_commonName Any comments are greatly appreciated. Thanks John
