Loading FAQ +38 −1 Original line number Diff line number Diff line Loading @@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ OpenSSL - Frequently Asked Questions * Why do I get a "PRNG not seeded" error message? * Why does the linker complain about undefined symbols? * Where can I get a compiled version of OpenSSL? * I've compiled a program under Windows and it crashes: why? * Why do I get errors about unknown algorithms? * How do I create certificates or certificate requests? * Why can't I create certificate requests? * Why can't the OpenSSH configure script detect OpenSSL? Loading Loading @@ -152,6 +156,40 @@ on how to obtain and install the free GNU C compiler. A number of Linux and *BSD distributions include OpenSSL. * I've compiled a program under Windows and it crashes: why? This is usually because you've missed the comment in INSTALL.W32. You must link with the multithreaded DLL version of the VC++ runtime library otherwise the conflict will cause a program to crash: typically on the first BIO related read or write operation. * Why do I get errors about unknown algorithms? This can happen under several circumstances such as reading in an encrypted private key or attempting to decrypt a PKCS#12 file. The cause is forgetting to load OpenSSL's table of algorithms with OpenSSL_add_all_algorithms(). See the manual page for more information. * How do I create certificates or certificate requests? Check out the CA.pl(1) manual page. This provides a simple wrapper round the 'req', 'verify', 'ca' and 'pkcs12' utilities. For finer control check out the manual pages for the individual utilities and the certificate extensions documentation (currently in doc/openssl.txt). * Why can't I create certificate requests? You typically get the error: unable to find 'distinguished_name' in config problems making Certificate Request This is because it can't find the configuration file. Check out the DIAGNOSTICS section of req(1) for more information. * Why can't the OpenSSH configure script detect OpenSSL? Loading Loading @@ -192,4 +230,3 @@ applied to the OpenSSH distribution: fi LIBS="$LIBS -lcrypto" ----- snip:end ----- Loading
FAQ +38 −1 Original line number Diff line number Diff line Loading @@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ OpenSSL - Frequently Asked Questions * Why do I get a "PRNG not seeded" error message? * Why does the linker complain about undefined symbols? * Where can I get a compiled version of OpenSSL? * I've compiled a program under Windows and it crashes: why? * Why do I get errors about unknown algorithms? * How do I create certificates or certificate requests? * Why can't I create certificate requests? * Why can't the OpenSSH configure script detect OpenSSL? Loading Loading @@ -152,6 +156,40 @@ on how to obtain and install the free GNU C compiler. A number of Linux and *BSD distributions include OpenSSL. * I've compiled a program under Windows and it crashes: why? This is usually because you've missed the comment in INSTALL.W32. You must link with the multithreaded DLL version of the VC++ runtime library otherwise the conflict will cause a program to crash: typically on the first BIO related read or write operation. * Why do I get errors about unknown algorithms? This can happen under several circumstances such as reading in an encrypted private key or attempting to decrypt a PKCS#12 file. The cause is forgetting to load OpenSSL's table of algorithms with OpenSSL_add_all_algorithms(). See the manual page for more information. * How do I create certificates or certificate requests? Check out the CA.pl(1) manual page. This provides a simple wrapper round the 'req', 'verify', 'ca' and 'pkcs12' utilities. For finer control check out the manual pages for the individual utilities and the certificate extensions documentation (currently in doc/openssl.txt). * Why can't I create certificate requests? You typically get the error: unable to find 'distinguished_name' in config problems making Certificate Request This is because it can't find the configuration file. Check out the DIAGNOSTICS section of req(1) for more information. * Why can't the OpenSSH configure script detect OpenSSL? Loading Loading @@ -192,4 +230,3 @@ applied to the OpenSSH distribution: fi LIBS="$LIBS -lcrypto" ----- snip:end -----
