verbosity of `openssl ca` error
Erich Eckner
openssl at eckner.net
Fri Dec 6 14:29:37 UTC 2019
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Hi,
I found the cause of my issue: When creating a new intermediate ca, I did
not purge the old directory, thus starting with an serial>01 and issued
certificates, revocation list which does not match the new private key.
Still my wish remains: a more verbose error message would have made the
problem with the setup much clearer!
regards,
Erich
On Wed, 4 Dec 2019, Erich Eckner wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm trying to sign a csr by running
> `CA=signing-ca openssl ca -verbose -config /etc/simple-pki/ca-ssl.conf -name
> signing_ca -in /tmp/tmp.Qz3EoKa0S4/fileserver-lo.ddns.eckner.net.csr -out
> /tmp/tmp.Qz3EoKa0S4/fileserver-lo.ddns.eckner.net.crt -extensions server_ext`
> but it fails with exit code 1, solely printing the message
> "Using configuration from /etc/simple-pki/ca-ssl.conf"
>
> How can I see what's going wrong? Should I use gdb and/or strace to find what
> the issue is or is there an easier option to enable debug output?
>
> For the sake of completeness, here comes the content of -
> -------->8--------/etc/simple-pki/ca-ssl.conf----------->8--------------
> # Simple Root & Signing CA
>
> # The [default] section contains global constants that can be referred to
> from
> # the entire configuration file. It may also hold settings pertaining to more
> # than one openssl command.
>
> [ default ]
> ca = $ENV::CA
> dir = /etc/simple-pki # Top dir
>
> # The next part of the configuration file is used by the openssl req command.
> # It defines the CA's key pair, its DN, and the desired extensions for the CA
> # certificate.
>
> [ req ]
> default_bits = 4096 # RSA key size
> encrypt_key = no # Protect private key
> default_md = sha1 # MD to use
> utf8 = yes # Input is UTF-8
> string_mask = utf8only # Emit UTF-8 strings
> prompt = no # Don't prompt for DN
> distinguished_name = ca_dn # DN section
> req_extensions = ca_reqext # Desired extensions
>
> [ ca_dn ]
> 0.domainComponent = "net"
> 1.domainComponent = "eckner"
> organizationName = "Eckner Net"
> organizationalUnitName = "Eckner Net CA"
> commonName = "Eckner Net Root CA"
>
> [ ca_reqext ]
> keyUsage = critical,keyCertSign,cRLSign
> basicConstraints = critical,CA:true
> subjectKeyIdentifier = hash
>
> # The remainder of the configuration file is used by the openssl ca command.
> # The CA section defines the locations of CA assets, as well as the policies
> # applying to the CA.
>
> [ root_ca ]
> certificate = $dir/ca/$ca.crt # The CA cert
> private_key = $dir/ca/$ca/private/$ca.key # CA private key
> new_certs_dir = $dir/ca/$ca # Certificate archive
> serial = $dir/ca/$ca/db/$ca.crt.srl # Serial number file
> crlnumber = $dir/ca/$ca/db/$ca.crl.srl # CRL number file
> database = $dir/ca/$ca/db/$ca.db # Index file
> unique_subject = no # Require unique subject
> default_days = 365 # How long to certify for
> default_md = sha1 # MD to use
> policy = match_pol # Default naming policy
> email_in_dn = no # Add email to cert DN
> preserve = no # Keep passed DN ordering
> name_opt = ca_default # Subject DN display options
> cert_opt = ca_default # Certificate display options
> copy_extensions = none # Copy extensions from CSR
> x509_extensions = signing_ca_ext # Default cert extensions
> default_crl_days = 30 # How long before next CRL
> crl_extensions = crl_ext # CRL extensions
>
> [ signing_ca ]
> certificate = $dir/ca/$ca.crt # The CA cert
> private_key = $dir/ca/$ca/private/$ca.key # CA private key
> new_certs_dir = $dir/ca/$ca # Certificate archive
> serial = $dir/ca/$ca/db/$ca.crt.srl # Serial number file
> crlnumber = $dir/ca/$ca/db/$ca.crl.srl # CRL number file
> database = $dir/ca/$ca/db/$ca.db # Index file
> unique_subject = no # Require unique subject
> default_days = 60 # How long to certify for
> default_md = sha1 # MD to use
> policy = match_pol # Default naming policy
> email_in_dn = no # Add email to cert DN
> preserve = no # Keep passed DN ordering
> name_opt = ca_default # Subject DN display options
> cert_opt = ca_default # Certificate display options
> copy_extensions = copy # Copy extensions from CSR
> x509_extensions = email_ext # Default cert extensions
> default_crl_days = 7 # How long before next CRL
> crl_extensions = crl_ext # CRL extensions
>
> # Naming policies control which parts of a DN end up in the certificate and
> # under what circumstances certification should be denied.
>
> [ match_pol ]
> domainComponent = match # Must match 'simple.org'
> organizationName = match # Must match 'Simple Inc'
> organizationalUnitName = optional # Included if present
> commonName = supplied # Must be present
>
> [ any_pol ]
> domainComponent = optional
> countryName = optional
> stateOrProvinceName = optional
> localityName = optional
> organizationName = optional
> organizationalUnitName = optional
> commonName = optional
> emailAddress = optional
>
> # Certificate extensions define what types of certificates the CA is able to
> # create.
>
> [ root_ca_ext ]
> keyUsage = critical,keyCertSign,cRLSign
> basicConstraints = critical,CA:true
> subjectKeyIdentifier = hash
> authorityKeyIdentifier = keyid:always
>
> [ signing_ca_ext ]
> keyUsage = critical,keyCertSign,cRLSign
> basicConstraints = critical,CA:true,pathlen:0
> subjectKeyIdentifier = hash
> authorityKeyIdentifier = keyid:always
>
> # Certificate extensions define what types of certificates the CA is able to
> # create.
>
> [ email_ext ]
> keyUsage = critical,digitalSignature,keyEncipherment
> basicConstraints = CA:false
> extendedKeyUsage = emailProtection,clientAuth
> subjectKeyIdentifier = hash
> authorityKeyIdentifier = keyid:always
>
> [ server_ext ]
> keyUsage = critical,digitalSignature,keyEncipherment
> basicConstraints = CA:false
> extendedKeyUsage = serverAuth,clientAuth
> subjectKeyIdentifier = hash
> authorityKeyIdentifier = keyid:always
>
> # CRL extensions exist solely to point to the CA certificate that has issued
> # the CRL.
>
> [ crl_ext ]
> authorityKeyIdentifier = keyid:always
> - --------8<--------/etc/simple-pki/ca-ssl.conf-----------8<--------------
>
> regards,
> Erich
>
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