Does anybody know what this file is???

2005-08-11 Thread David Templar
It is like an x509 cert in that it has some plain text along with other non-readable stuff... I have tried asn1parse (with various offsets used) and I get some readable stuff... The file contains stuff relating to an x509 cert that I need to override What exactly is it??? Thanks in adva

Re: "Not After" is set to after 30 days instead of 365 days

2005-08-10 Thread David Templar
CRL days is probaly 30 in the .cnf file. Jagannadha Bhattu Gosukonda wrote: My openssl.cnf file has the following entry: default_days = 365 But when I create a root CA and sign a certificate for a sample server with it then the 'Not After' is set to exactly 30 days from 'Not Before' date. I ha

Authentication error

2005-07-17 Thread David Templar
Why will a ca generated in openssl result in an authentication error if this root cert is installed on a phone? I am using the root cert to validate a java signed "midlet" for a phone... The phone does not use any other certs to validate my cert and it does not access the web to validate a cer

Please help. X509 v3 java ca cert extensions?

2005-07-17 Thread David Templar
Hi, How do I create a x509 v3 ca cert that has the standard ANY permission? The openssl.cnf will create a cert that works with a computer but not a phone. I need to create a ca cert that will validate a java midlet for a phone. I have sorted out many of the issues with installing the cert to

Re: Some troubles making my own CA

2005-07-14 Thread David Templar
make them work). The commands are fairly similar, just create a .bat file with those commands and things should work. David Templar wrote: I think I can help you with PC certs - I am having trouble with phone certs though :( openssl genrsa -out ca.key 1024 (or whatever size key you want) you

Re: Some troubles making my own CA

2005-07-14 Thread David Templar
I think I can help you with PC certs - I am having trouble with phone certs though :( openssl genrsa -out ca.key 1024 (or whatever size key you want) you can also chose dsa or dsa1 etc and openssl req -new -x509 -key ca.key -out cacert.pem -config [the name of the config file] - you can als

Re: Am I barking up the wrong tree?

2005-07-14 Thread David Templar
e my certs (if I have 1 old cert on the phone) but it considers it as part of the old cert - with its expiry date etc? David Templar wrote: Ignore my last post - I forgot the extra 0s are the hhdd etc... But I am having a problem - I have deleted all files on my phone, but I cannot get it to

Am I barking up the wrong tree?

2005-07-14 Thread David Templar
Ignore my last post - I forgot the extra 0s are the hhdd etc... But I am having a problem - I have deleted all files on my phone, but I cannot get it to accept my certificates. If I add just one of the old certificates and then mine, it will be "recognized" - but only as part of the old one (

Re: Can openssl change a V1 to a V3 x509?

2005-07-14 Thread David Templar
Thanks. David Schwartz wrote: I am having a lot of problems importing a certificate made in openssl into a phone, but I can get a keytool certificate imported. The only thing is that I need to change the V1 cert (keytool only makes V1) to a V3 cert - can openssl modify a cert to a V3 (without c

How to change utc time?

2005-07-14 Thread David Templar
This is a follow on from my last post as the text lost its formatting. How do I change the utc time of a certificate to a smaller format (whilst creating a cert): 18082107Z - there are lots of zeros in this format, openssl gives less. Also, how do I add a friendly name object - I have trie

Generatiing a cert with these objects - help! .cnf and utctime...

2005-07-14 Thread David Templar
Hi, I am still stuck on the phone cert creation, but I am inching closer! How do I generate a cert with only the below data to be included in the certs? What should be openssl.cnf have? What should be my genrsa be? and do I need to do anything else? I have attached the asn1parse output of the

Can openssl change a V1 to a V3 x509?

2005-07-13 Thread David Templar
I am having a lot of problems importing a certificate made in openssl into a phone, but I can get a keytool certificate imported. The only thing is that I need to change the V1 cert (keytool only makes V1) to a V3 cert - can openssl modify a cert to a V3 (without changing anything else)? _

openssl.cnf, please help: What is the difference between these 2 certificates?

2005-07-13 Thread David Templar
Hi, I have attached 2 certificates (I have changed the extension to .txt as the openssl forum does not accept .cer). The microsoft.txt is exported from the browser and the david.txt is created by openssl and also exported from the browser (IE). The microsoft cert I can install on my motorola

Re: Dr Henson is a superstar!!! 3rd time request... PLEASE help! Phone cert creation

2005-07-12 Thread David Templar
. I have changed the extension of the attached cert to .txt as the openssl forum does not accept .crt. Thanks for your great tip! I am now 90% there! RGDS, David Dr. Stephen Henson wrote: On Tue, Jul 12, 2005, David Templar wrote: Hi all, I am really stuck and have tried all I can - I

Re: 3rd time request... PLEASE help! Phone cert creation

2005-07-12 Thread David Templar
Thanks, I will try this within the next hour to see what happens. Is there a key size or any other issues that I need to consider when I generate a new cert now? Dr. Stephen Henson wrote: On Tue, Jul 12, 2005, David Templar wrote: Hi all, I am really stuck and have tried all I can - I

Re: 3rd time request... PLEASE help! Phone cert creation

2005-07-12 Thread David Templar
orum or to anybody who knows flex operating system (the one from Motorola).   Daniel Díaz   [EMAIL PROTECTED]   De: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] En nombre de David Templar Enviado el: martes, 12 de julio de 2005 20:01 Para: openssl-users@openssl.org Asunto

Re: 3rd time request... PLEASE help! Phone cert creation

2005-07-12 Thread David Templar
ssage - From: "David Templar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Tuesday, July 12, 2005 5:49 PM Subject: 3rd time request... PLEASE help! Phone cert creation Hi all, I am really stuck and have tried all I can - I really need your help to generate a software publishing cer

3rd time request... PLEASE help! Phone cert creation

2005-07-12 Thread David Templar
Hi all, I am really stuck and have tried all I can - I really need your help to generate a software publishing certificate and its root cert to install on motorola phones. I am enclosing a copy of an already existing cert on the phone. It appears to be a V4 x509 cert - I could be wrong thoug

Need help creating certificate for mobile phone

2005-07-11 Thread David Templar
Hi all, I am really stuck and have tried all I can - I really need your help to generate a software publishing certificate and its root cert to install on motorola phones. I am enclosing a copy of an already existing cert on the phone. It appears to be a V4 x509 cert - I could be wrong thoug

Please help!!! What is the format of this certificate?

2005-07-11 Thread David Templar
Hi all, Please help me! I am trying to work out the format of this certificate and then make my own certificates like it. It is a root certificate for verification of signed java midlets on a moblile phone (Motorola). All help appreciated. I need to know the type, format and how to make my o

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Openssl and windows me problem

2001-11-25 Thread David Templar
I have been using openssl and its cert creation tools for a long time now - on either NT or Windows 2000. However, I have tried to copy my openssl directroy which has all the files to a Windows ME computer and I have problems - I can create the ca and personal cert but when I want to sign the