Re: Changing existing certificates from 512 bits to 2048 bits

2006-05-17 Thread Alicia da Conceicao
> Thank you for getting back to me > I need to take the Root CA certificate/private key and > change the modulus from 512 bit to 2048 bit. I assume > that I have to make a new Root CA Certificate request > and then sign it with the old one? > The problem that I have is newer devices are not > allow

Re: Intermediate CA extension problems.

2006-05-17 Thread Dr. Stephen Henson
On Wed, May 17, 2006, Phil Dibowitz wrote: > Dr. Stephen Henson wrote: > > Your problem is that you are telling OpenSSL to include the AKID > > extension by > > copying the SKID from the issuing CA. That CA doesn't have an SKID > > extension > > so it gives the error. > > > > Either remove that e

Re: Question on serial numbers

2006-05-17 Thread Dr. Stephen Henson
On Wed, May 17, 2006, Phil Dibowitz wrote: > Dr. Stephen Henson wrote: > > > The reason for the random nature is so that OpenSSL by default makes it > > very > > unlikely to duplicate issuer names and serial numbers, which is a standard > > violation and can cause peculiar hard to trace errors in

Re: Changing existing certificates from 512 bits to 2048 bits

2006-05-17 Thread ray v
Alicia, Thank you for getting back to me I need to take the Root CA certificate/private key and change the modulus from 512 bit to 2048 bit. I assume that I have to make a new Root CA Certificate request and then sign it with the old one? The problem that I have is newer devices are not allowin

Re: Changing existing certificates from 512 bits to 2048 bits

2006-05-17 Thread Alicia da Conceicao
> I know this is a noob question but I have inherited an > existing CA based on openssl. I need to change some > existing certificates from 512 bit to 2048 bit. I have > the private keys and was wondering if the proper > approach was to renew the certificate and modify them > there? Or is this not

Re: Intermediate CA extension problems.

2006-05-17 Thread Phil Dibowitz
Dr. Stephen Henson wrote: > Your problem is that you are telling OpenSSL to include the AKID > extension by > copying the SKID from the issuing CA. That CA doesn't have an SKID > extension > so it gives the error. > > Either remove that extension from the config file or include SKID in the > root

Re: Question on serial numbers

2006-05-17 Thread Phil Dibowitz
Dr. Stephen Henson wrote: > On Wed, May 17, 2006, Phil Dibowitz wrote: > >> >> "CA.pl -newca" takes a random 64-bit number for the serial number of the >> CA, and then auto-incriments that for all of the certs it signs. >> >> Why random? Why not start at 64-bits of 0s? Is there some benefit here?

Changing existing certificates from 512 bits to 2048 bits

2006-05-17 Thread ray v
I know this is a noob question but I have inherited an existing CA based on openssl. I need to change some existing certificates from 512 bit to 2048 bit. I have the private keys and was wondering if the proper approach was to renew the certificate and modify them there? Or is this not possible? Po

Re: Question on serial numbers

2006-05-17 Thread Dr. Stephen Henson
On Wed, May 17, 2006, Phil Dibowitz wrote: > > "CA.pl -newca" takes a random 64-bit number for the serial number of the > CA, and then auto-incriments that for all of the certs it signs. > > Why random? Why not start at 64-bits of 0s? Is there some benefit here? > The serial number is an integ

Re: Question on serial numbers

2006-05-17 Thread Phil Dibowitz
Dr. Stephen Henson wrote: > On Wed, May 17, 2006, Phil Dibowitz wrote: > >> >> Thanks for the quick reply. >> >> Hmm. Then why is it when I create a self-signed CA with openssl I get >> the former displayed, but when when I then sign a cert with that CA, I >> get the latter? I don't understand why

Re: Question on serial numbers

2006-05-17 Thread Dr. Stephen Henson
On Wed, May 17, 2006, Phil Dibowitz wrote: > > Thanks for the quick reply. > > Hmm. Then why is it when I create a self-signed CA with openssl I get > the former displayed, but when when I then sign a cert with that CA, I > get the latter? I don't understand why it is using different byte length

Re: RC5 in openssl FIPS version (versin 7j) is disabled?

2006-05-17 Thread Marek Marcola
Hello, > Hi, I am new to the openssl. I just compiled openssl FIPS version and > I found out that other crypto functions are OK, but I couldn't call > those RC5 crypto function. Is this due to RC5 disabled in FIPS version > or RC5 is not FIPS approved? I highly appreciate for any helps. Look at ht

Re: Question on serial numbers

2006-05-17 Thread Phil Dibowitz
Goetz Babin-Ebell wrote: > Phil Dibowitz schrieb: > > Hello Phil, > >>> In some cases I see serial numbers as octet strings, i.e.: >>> >>> Serial Number: >>> ef:e1:73:da:b3:6a:cf:ad:6b:18:dd:58:7f:6b:49:fe >>> >>> And other cases as an integer, i.e.: >>> >>> Serial Num

Re: Question on serial numbers

2006-05-17 Thread Goetz Babin-Ebell
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Phil Dibowitz schrieb: Hello Phil, > In some cases I see serial numbers as octet strings, i.e.: > > Serial Number: > ef:e1:73:da:b3:6a:cf:ad:6b:18:dd:58:7f:6b:49:fe > > And other cases as an integer, i.e.: > > Serial Nu

Re: Root CA key bit length too small - How do I change this?

2006-05-17 Thread Richard Salz
> You must generate new private key (longer) for CA > and self certify. Next you should publish your new > CA certificate. As a transition aide, you might want to have your old root also sign the new CA key. /r$ -- SOA Appliances Application Integration Middleware _

Question on serial numbers

2006-05-17 Thread Phil Dibowitz
In some cases I see serial numbers as octet strings, i.e.: Serial Number: ef:e1:73:da:b3:6a:cf:ad:6b:18:dd:58:7f:6b:49:fe And other cases as an integer, i.e.: Serial Number: 2 (0x2) In openssl's case, self-signed certs use an octet-string (though this seems to not be

RC5 in openssl FIPS version (versin 7j) is disabled?

2006-05-17 Thread Shicai Hu
Hi, I am new to the openssl. I just compiled openssl FIPS version and I found out that other crypto functions are OK, but I couldn't call those RC5 crypto function. Is this due to RC5 disabled in FIPS version or RC5 is not FIPS approved? I highly appreciate for any helps.     Shicai Blab-away

how can I get cipher suite name by its number? ssl3_get_cipher(unsigned int u)?

2006-05-17 Thread Richard Kao
Hi folks, What I want to do is to get the name of the cipher suite server is trying to use when I receive a server hello. From server hello's header (SSL version 3.0), I can read out the cipher suite number, which is, for example 0x0004, and my Ethereal (Version 0.10.13) shows it is TLS_RSA_

Re: Root CA key bit length too small - How do I change this?

2006-05-17 Thread Marek Marcola
Hello, > This is probably a real noob question but I've no idea > where to start looking. I've inherited an openssl > based CA. The ROOT CA certificate is 512 bits long. > > RSA Public Key: (512 bit) > Modulus (512 bit): > > The is the best way to change this? I thought maybe > re

Root CA key bit length too small - How do I change this?

2006-05-17 Thread ray v
This is probably a real noob question but I've no idea where to start looking. I've inherited an openssl based CA. The ROOT CA certificate is 512 bits long. RSA Public Key: (512 bit) Modulus (512 bit): The is the best way to change this? I thought maybe renewal might be the best r

Re: Intermediate CA extension problems.

2006-05-17 Thread Dr. Stephen Henson
On Tue, May 16, 2006, Phil Dibowitz wrote: > OpenSSL folks, > > I'm having an issue when making an intermediate CA. > > As I understand the specs (and please, correct me if I'm wrong), a root > (i.e. self-signed) CA can be a v1 certificate, but intermediate CAs must: >(a) be v3 >(b) have