On Wed, Oct 8, 2014 at 11:17 PM, dE <de.tec...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi!
>
> I'm trying to make a certificate chain using the following commands --
>
> openssl genpkey -out issuer.key -algorithm rsa
> openssl genpkey -out intermediate.key -algorithm rsa
> openssl req -new -key issuer.key -out issuer.csr
> openssl req -new -key intermediate.key -out intermediate.csr
> openssl x509 -req -days 365 -in issuer.csr -signkey issuer.key -out
> issuer.pem
> openssl x509 -req -days 360 -in intermediate.csr -CA issuer.pem -CAkey
> issuer.key -CAcreateserial -out intermediate.pem
>
> After importing issuer.key to chrome/FF when I try to import
> intermediate.pem, I get errors. Namely --
>
> "This is not a certificate authority certificate, so it can't be imported
> into the certificate authority list." from FF and "intermediate: Not a
> Certification Authority" from Chrome.
>
> Other intermediate certificates as provided by websites work fine.

Probably because they have the proper extensions that designate them
as intermediate CAs.

- M
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