OpenSSL "ca" Command

Q

Where to find tutorials on using OpenSSL "ca" command?

✍: FYIcenter.com

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Here is a collection of tutorials on using OpenSSL "ca" command compiled by FYIcenter.com team.

OpenSSL "ca" Command Options

OpenSSL "ca" - Create CSR for Testing

OpenSSL "ca" - Create CA Certificate for Testing

OpenSSL "ca" Error "./demoCA/newcerts: No such file or directory"

OpenSSL "ca" Error "unable to open ./demoCA/index.txt"

OpenSSL "ca" - "error while loading serial number"

OpenSSL "ca" Error "stateOrProvinceName field needed to be the same"

OpenSSL "ca" - Sign CSR with CA Certificate

OpenSSL "ca" - Track CSR Signing History

OpenSSL "ca" Error "failed to update database TXT_DB error number 2"

OpenSSL "ca -revoke" - Revoke a Certificate

OpenSSL "ca" - Sign the CSR Again

OpenSSL "ca" - "error while loading CRL number"

OpenSSL "ca -gencrl" - Generate CRL

OpenSSL "crl -text" - View CRL in Test Format

OpenSSL "ca -selfsign" - Self Sign CSR

OpenSSL "ca -config" - Using Configuration File

OpenSSL [ca] Section in Configuration File

OpenSSL "ca" Error "lookup failed for ca::default_ca"

OpenSSL "ca" Error "... directory for new certificate ..."

OpenSSL "ca" Error "lookup failed for ca::database"

OpenSSL "ca" Error "lookup failed for ca::default_md"

OpenSSL "ca" Error "lookup failed for ca::policy"

OpenSSL "ca" Error "lookup failed for ca::serial"

OpenSSL "ca" Error "cannot lookup how many days ..."

OpenSSL "policy" Options for "ca" Command

Simple Working Configuration File for OpenSSL "ca"

⇒ OpenSSL "ca" Command Options

⇐ OpenSSL "req" - Good Sample openssl.conf

⇑⇑ OpenSSL Tutorials

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💬 2022-07-26 FYIcenter.com: Thanks for the suggestion!

💬 2022-07-26 flash: in openssl.cfg file give double slash in folder path dir = C:\\OpenSSL-Win64\\bin\\demoCA

💬 2017-02-21 FYIcenter.com: Hi sanakhan, thanks for the suggestion.

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OpenSSL "ca" Error "unable to open ./demoCA/index.txt"
Why I am getting the "unable to open './demoCA/index.txt'" error when running OpenSSL "ca" command? If you are running the OpenSSL "ca" command installed with the slproweb binary package for Windows, you may get the "unable to open './demoCA/index.txt'" error as shown below: C:\Users\fyicenter&g... 2016-09-18, 15035👍, 0💬

OpenSSL "req -new" - CSR Attributes
How to add attributes in new CSR using OpenSSL "req -new" command? I was asked to create a CSR with a challenge password an attribute. In order to add attributes to new CSR created by the OpenSSL "req -new" command, first you need to write attribute options in a named section in the configuration fi... 2016-09-23, 7043👍, 0💬

OpenSSL "ca" Command Options
What can I use OpenSSL "ca" command for? What are options supported by the "ca" command? OpenSSL "ca" command is a CA (Certificate Authority) tool. It can be used to sign CSR (Certificate Signing Request) in a variety of forms and generate CRLs. It also maintains a text database of issued certificat... 2016-09-18, 6551👍, 0💬

OpenSSL "req" - Good Sample openssl.conf
Where can I get a good sample configuration file openssl.conf for OpenSSL "req" command? Below is a good sample configuration file openssl.conf for OpenSSL "req" command with explanations: C:\Users\fyicenter>type openssl.conf # Unnamed section of generic options # ... # ----------------------... 2016-09-23, 4276👍, 0💬

OpenSSL "ca" Command
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OpenSSL "req -x509 -extensions" - Specify Self-Signed Certificate V3 Extensions
How to specify x.509 v5 extensions options in the configuration file for generating self-signed certificate using the OpenSSL "req -x509" command? You can use x.509 v3 extensions options when using OpenSSL "req -x509" command to generate a self-signed certificate. The provided x509 extensions will b... 2016-10-25, 3688👍, 0💬

OpenSSL "ca" - Create CA Certificate for Testing
How to generate a new root CA certificate to test the OpenSSL "ca" command? If you need some root CA (Certificate Authority) certificates for testing purpose, you can generate them using the OpenSSL "req" command as shown below: C:\Users\fyicenter>\loc al\OpenSSL-Win32\bin\openssl.e xeOpenSSL&... 2016-09-18, 2243👍, 0💬

OpenSSL "req -new -reqexts" - Test CSR V3 Extensions
How to run OpenSSL "req -new" command to generate CSR with x.509 v3 extensions? I have req_extensions option defined in the configuration file. If you want to run OpenSSL "req -new" command to generate CSR with x.509 v3 extensions, you can follow this example: C:\Users\fyicenter>type test.cnf... 2016-10-25, 2071👍, 0💬

OpenSSL "ca" - Create CSR for Testing
How to generate a new CSR to test the OpenSSL "ca" command? If you need some CSR (Certificate Signing Request) for testing purpose, you can generate them using the OpenSSL "req" command as shown below: C:\Users\fyicenter>\loc al\OpenSSL-Win32\bin\openssl.e xeOpenSSL> req -newkey rsa:102... 2016-09-18, 1857👍, 0💬

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