RE: [EXTERNAL] CA.pl error message: Ignoring -days without -x509; not generating a certificate

“-days” specifies how long the certificate should be valid for – but you haven’t asked to generate a certificate so openssl just ignores “-days”

Martin Bonner


From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Matthias Apitz
Sent: 29 January 2025 13:24
To: openssl-users <[email protected]>
Cc: Matthias Apitz <[email protected]>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] CA.pl error message: Ignoring -days without -x509; not generating a certificate

This is with OpenSSL: openssl version OpenSSL 3. 0. 12 24 Oct 2023 (Library: OpenSSL 3. 0. 12 24 Oct 2023) I generate kex material with CA. pl like: CA. pl -newreq   ====   /usr/local/sisis-pap/bin/openssl req  -new  -keyout newkey. pem -out newreq. pem

This is with OpenSSL:
openssl version
OpenSSL 3.0.12 24 Oct 2023 (Library: OpenSSL 3.0.12 24 Oct 2023)

I generate kex material with CA.pl like:
CA.pl -newreq
  ====
  /usr/local/sisis-pap/bin/openssl req  -new  -keyout newkey.pem -out newreq.pem -days 3650
  Ignoring -days without -x509; not generating a certificate
  Generating a 2048 bit RSA private key
  .....................+++
...
What does this error message mean?

Matthias

Btw:
I read the announcement on July 17, 2024 that the mailing list now moved to here, to Google Groups. IMHO, a very bad idea. Now I can just glance through my mails to see if there is someting of interest for me or my work. I now have to go to here and check this from time to time. Mails I get even when I'm on the road on my Linux cellphone...
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