Re: [Openvpn-users] Migrating to new CA

2023-10-04 Thread Jochen Bern
On 04.10.23 22:44, mike tancsa wrote: this fails with just the old-ca.crt % openssl verify -show_chain -CAfile old-ca.crt -untrusted int.crt sentex-remote-only.crt CN = sentex-remote-only error 20 at 0 depth lookup: unable to get local issuer certificate error sentex-remote-only.crt: verificat

Re: [Openvpn-users] Migrating to new CA

2023-10-04 Thread mike tancsa
On 10/3/2023 6:15 PM, Selva Nair wrote: With that order the key won't match the certificate and the server should not even start. Looks like your cross-signed certificate has the server's public key --  it should have the new CA's public key signed by the old CA. What error do you get on old cl

Re: [Openvpn-users] Migrating to new CA

2023-10-03 Thread Selva Nair
Hi, > think I am getting closer with the "one step" process with an > intermediary cert. I am able to start up the server with both the new CA > signed server cert and the intermediary as outlined in "Step 3" above. > However, its like the server is not sending two server certs to the > connectin

Re: [Openvpn-users] Migrating to new CA

2023-10-03 Thread Gert Doering
Hi, On Tue, Oct 03, 2023 at 12:47:31PM -0400, mike tancsa wrote: > Thanks, thats a good question about the clients, at some point I plan to do > a survey to see what exactly is out in the field! Have a look at your server logs... with (at least) verb 3, you can see all the details in form of IV_

Re: [Openvpn-users] Migrating to new CA

2023-10-03 Thread mike tancsa
On 10/2/2023 3:59 PM, Selva Nair wrote: On Mon, Oct 2, 2023 at 3:00 PM mike tancsa wrote: I am in a position where I want to start migrating users away from my old CA which will expire in the medium term future to a new CA. I have many endpoint and cant just   "OK, everyone do

Re: [Openvpn-users] Migrating to new CA

2023-10-03 Thread mike tancsa
On 10/2/2023 4:42 PM, Jochen Bern wrote: On 02.10.23 22:21, mike tancsa wrote: If I have to go for option A (Stacked CAs on all clients, stacked CAs on the server then update the server), is there a downside with leaving an expired CA cert on all the clients ? Or can they just be left there un

Re: [Openvpn-users] Migrating to new CA

2023-10-02 Thread Selva Nair
> > Thanks Selva for the link! Two rounds will be a bit laborious as there > are many endpoints. If I have to go for option A (Stacked CAs on all > clients, stacked CAs on the server then update the server), is there a > downside with leaving an expired CA cert on all the clients ? Or can they >

Re: [Openvpn-users] Migrating to new CA

2023-10-02 Thread Jochen Bern
On 02.10.23 22:21, mike tancsa wrote: If I have to go for option A (Stacked CAs on all clients, stacked CAs on the server then update the server), is there a downside with leaving an expired CA cert on all the clients ? Or can they just be left there until the devices get re-imaged over time ?

Re: [Openvpn-users] Migrating to new CA

2023-10-02 Thread mike tancsa
On 10/2/2023 3:59 PM, Selva Nair wrote: If you can afford two rounds of client config updates, this could be done without step 3  -- see the following thread from users list: https://www.mail-archive.com/openvpn-users@lists.sourceforge.net/msg05983.html Essentially, update to the stacked

Re: [Openvpn-users] Migrating to new CA

2023-10-02 Thread Selva Nair
On Mon, Oct 2, 2023 at 3:00 PM mike tancsa wrote: > I am in a position where I want to start migrating users away from my > old CA which will expire in the medium term future to a new CA. I have > many endpoint and cant just "OK, everyone download a new files now." > So I am looking at the step