Bug#203787: apache-ssl: ssl-certificate --force fails
Package: apache-ssl
Version: 1.3.27.0-2
Severity: normal
See error below (--->).
hopnet:/home/httpd/cgi-bin# ssl-certificate --force
creating selfsigned certificate
replace it with one signed by a certification authority (CA)
enter your ServerName at the Common Name prompt
If you want your certificate to expire after x days call this programm
with -days x
Generating a 1024 bit RSA private key
.....................................++++++ .++++++
writing new private key to '/etc/apache-ssl/apache.pem~new'
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You are about to be asked to enter information that will be incorporated
into your certificate request.
What you are about to enter is what is called a Distinguished Name or a DN.
There are quite a few fields but you can leave some blank
For some fields there will be a default value,
If you enter '.', the field will be left blank.
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Country Name (2 letter code) [US]:UK
State or Province Name (full name) []:London
Locality Name (eg, city) []:London
Organization Name (eg, company) []:Hopkins Architects
Organizational Unit Name (eg, section) []:IT Department
server name (eg. ssl.domain.tld; required!!!) [hopnet]:hopnet.hopkins.co.uk
Email Address []:it@hopkins.co.uk
/etc/apache-ssl/apache.pem~new: /C=UK/ST=London/L=London/O=Hopkins Architects/OU=IT Department/CN=hopnet.hopkins.co.uk/emailAddress=it@ hopkins.co.uk
---> error 18 at 0 depth lookup:self signed certificate OK
-- System Information:
Debian Release: testing/unstable
Architecture: i386
Kernel: Linux hopnet 2.2.14-va.4.4-i586 #1 Tue Sep 5 15:18:51 PDT 2000 i686
Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C
Versions of packages apache-ssl depends on:
ii apache-common 1.3.27.0-2 Support files for all Apache webse
ii debconf 1.2.35 Debian configuration management sy
ii dpkg 1.10.10 Package maintenance system for Deb
ii libc6 2.3.1-16 GNU C Library: Shared libraries an
ii libdb4.1 4.1.25-4 Berkeley v4.1 Database Libraries [
ii libexpat1 1.95.6-4 XML parsing C library - runtime li
ii libmagic1 4.02-4 File type determination library us
ii libssl0.9.7 0.9.7b-2 SSL shared libraries
ii logrotate 3.6.5-2 Log rotation utility
ii mime-support 3.23-1 MIME files 'mime.types' & 'mailcap
ii openssl 0.9.7b-2 Secure Socket Layer (SSL) binary a
ii perl [perl5] 5.8.0-18 Larry Wall's Practical Extraction
-- debconf information excluded
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