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Confusion with Pem Pass Phrase and Challenge Password

Fresh3 days ago
Mar 15, 202626949 views
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Problem

When creating a CSR with openSSL it asks me: After that it asks: I read that pem pass phrase is for encrypting the key file. And any service(like apache) using the key file will ask for pem pass phrase when rebooting the service. Then what is challenge password?

Error Output

Enter PEM pass phrase:

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Fix for: Confusion with Pem Pass Phrase and Challenge Password

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This adds the attribute to the certificate request, described in PKCS#9 section 5.4.1: 5.4.1 Challenge password The attribute type specifies a password by which an entity may request certificate revocation. The interpretation of challenge passwords …

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