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@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ OpenSSL - Frequently Asked Questions
* Why do I get a "PRNG not seeded" error message? * Why do I get a "PRNG not seeded" error message?
* Why does the linker complain about undefined symbols? * Why does the linker complain about undefined symbols?
* Where can I get a compiled version of OpenSSL? * 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? * Why can't the OpenSSH configure script detect OpenSSL?
@ -152,6 +156,40 @@ on how to obtain and install the free GNU C compiler.
A number of Linux and *BSD distributions include OpenSSL. 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? * Why can't the OpenSSH configure script detect OpenSSL?
@ -192,4 +230,3 @@ applied to the OpenSSH distribution:
fi fi
LIBS="$LIBS -lcrypto" LIBS="$LIBS -lcrypto"
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