Re: Check the private key

2010-08-21 Thread Ingo Naumann
Hi Mounir, > As you can see from the ASN.1 dump, it starts with the version, followed by > the algorithm identifier and then the RSAPrivateKey encoding inside an > OctetString. Yes, you are right, of course. The structure I was referring to is the one inside. > Concerning Vladimir's question, th

Re: Check the private key

2010-08-20 Thread Ingo Naumann
Vladimir, To me, your key looks like a standard 1024 RSA private key, in PKCS#1 format (see below). And, I'm getting the same error when I type openssl rsa -check http://www.rsa.com/rsalabs/node.asp?id=2125 RSAPrivateKey ::= SEQUENCE { version Version, modulus

One Year Ago - Broken Crypto

2009-05-19 Thread Ingo Naumann
Hi All! Remember the Debian hack discovered one year ago (http://wiki.debian.org/SSLkeys)? A number of Debian distributions over a period of two years contained a flaw that resulted in a ridiculously small OpenSSL key space. All these keys had to be replaced, systems to be updated. Has anyone fol