Re: Changing existing certificates from 512 bits to 2048 bits

2006-05-18 Thread Olaf Gellert
ray v wrote: > 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? You cannot prolong the ke

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: 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