New '-extfile' option for 'openssl ca'.

This allows keeping extensions in a separate configuration file.

Submitted by: Massimiliano Pala <madwolf@comune.modena.it>
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Bodo Möller
2001-01-15 11:35:24 +00:00
parent ab5db00717
commit dfebac32c0
3 changed files with 114 additions and 22 deletions

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@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ B<openssl> B<ca>
[B<-batch>]
[B<-msie_hack>]
[B<-extensions section>]
[B<-extfile section>]
=head1 DESCRIPTION
@@ -162,9 +163,16 @@ and all certificates will be certified automatically.
=item B<-extensions section>
the section of the configuration file containing certificate extensions
to be added when a certificate is issued. If no extension section is
present then a V1 certificate is created. If the extension section
is present (even if it is empty) then a V3 certificate is created.
to be added when a certificate is issued (defaults to B<x509_extensions>
unless the B<-extfile> option is used). If no extension section is
present then, a V1 certificate is created. If the extension section
is present (even if it is empty), then a V3 certificate is created.
=item B<-extfile file>
an additional configuration file to read certificate extensions from
(using the default section unless the B<-extensions> option is also
used).
=back