Re: Certificate Signing Request & Key Generation

Hi Oliver, The minimal command to generate a CSR is simple: openssl req -new However, your problem seems related to the openssl config file. Suggest you to start with the default config file. Rgds. Martin Oliver Koenig wrote: > Hello guys,I have a problem with my Certificate Signing reque

Re: How to install openssl after download the tar file ?

At 02:08 PM 1/6/00 , you wrote: >- You must unpack the tar file (which is like a zip file) using >something like PkZip or WinZip (or tar -xvf in Cygwin bash). > >Andrew Andrew, I would assume that if someone download a tar file, .. they would have downloaded, perhaps, a UNIX file?? In any cas

Re: demos/ssl: serv.cpp + cli.cpp

I got this going with some editing under Win98. This involved deleting the unknown includes, adding winsock.h, changing file extension to .c (it doesn't need any C++ stuff) and calling WSAStartup() right at the start. Oh and adding a #undef PKCS7_SIGNER_INFO to pkcs7.h... I thought I'd checked t

Re: openssl deperately needs some intro docs

Hoping to throw a little cool water on this heated thread, I have just seen a galley proof of the following: "SSL & TSL Essentials, Securing the Web" Author: Steven A. Thomas Publisher: John Wiley & Sons ISBN: 0471383546 The book is scheduled for release this month (January 2000

Re: out of memory error with netscape/openssl

Will you tell me what fields I must fill in my certificate that are different from client certificate or normal certificate? Ben Laurie wrote: > > a) Use the latest release. > > b) Fill in _all_ the fields in your server certificate. > > Cheers, > > Ben. > > -- > SECURE HOSTING AT THE BUNKER! ht

demos/ssl: serv.cpp + cli.cpp

I am testing serv.cpp and cli.cpp examples from openssl-0.9.4 installation on my Windows NT 4.0 Workstation. SSL_accept() returns -1. When I run SSL_get_error(SSL *s,int ret_code) returns 2 (i.e., SSL_ERROR_WANT_READ). My question is this: has anybody tried using serv.cpp and cli.cpp? If they sh

Re: openssl deperately needs some intro docs

> One thing that is consistently brought up on this list is the need for > documentation but no one asking for it ever says that they would help to write it. You certainly don't have to look any deeper into the phenomena to discover that. So in this light I would definitely like to help organize

Re: How to install openssl after download the tar file ?

Andrew Cooke wrote: > > Read the file INSTALL.W32 in the top level directory. OpenSSL is not > well documented - you must be prepared to poke round and read files like > that. > > Andrew > > Jason Chen wrote: > > > > Does anyone have idea ? > > After I download the tart file, how to install op

Re: How to install openssl after download the tar file ?

Hi, I'm not sure that's right - I don't know if there is a zip file and anyway PkZip can handle tar files. In my previous reply I assumed that the person asking knew what a tar file was - if not: - You must unpack the tar file (which is like a zip file) using something like PkZip or WinZip (or

Re: Seeking officers for Free-software-friendly CA

Nicolas Roumiantzeff wrote: > > > In the solution I suggested, the CA cert is not installed manually (as when > you connetc to an SSL server wich is not "chained" to a trusted CA of the > browser) but installed automatically (by an ActiveX or a Netscape Plug-in > using SmartUpdate). Did you get

Re: Seeking officers for Free-software-friendly CA

I am curious about the expiration this patent. Does it definitely expire? Can it be renewed? Is there a web page that discusses such issues? Thanks, -jon -Original Message- From: Dr. Greg Quinn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Thursday, January 06, 2000 9

Re: How to install openssl after download the tar file ?

At 02:44 PM 1/5/00 , you wrote: >Does anyone have idea ? >After I download the tart file, how to install openssl into NT machine ? > >Jason Jason, The first thing you have to do is download the correct file - tar files are for UNIX machines. Lee