Thoughts on the use of opensslca in Windows

Microsoft Windows XP [version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

C:/Documents and Settings/Administrator> F:

F:/> Cd openssl-0.9.8g/apps/democa

F:/openssl-0.9.8g/apps/democa> OpenSSL ca-In req1.pem-out sslclientcert. pem
'Openssl 'is neither an internal or external command nor a running program.
Or batch files.

F:/openssl-0.9.8g/apps/democa> set Path = % PATH %; F:/openssl-0.9.8g/out32dll

F:/openssl-0.9.8g/apps/democa> OpenSSL ca-In req1.pem-out sslclientcert. pem
Using configuration from F:/openssl-0.9.8g/apps/OpenSSL. CNF; F:/openssl-0.9.8g/AP
PS/
Error loading the config file 'f:/openssl-0.9.8g/apps/OpenSSL. CNF; F:/openssl-0.9
. 8g/apps /'
1768: Error: 02001_ B: System Library: fopen: Unknown error:./crypto/bio/bss_file.c: 1
22: fopen ('f:/openssl-0.9.8g/apps/OpenSSL. CNF; F:/openssl-0.9.8g/apps/', 'rb ')
1768: Error: 2006d002: Bio routines: bio_new_file: System Lib:./crypto/bio/bss_file.c
: 127:
1768: Error: 0e078002: configuration file routines: def_load: System Lib:./crypto/con

F/conf_def.c: 199:

F:/openssl-0.9.8g/apps/democa> OpenSSL ca-In req1.pem-out sslclientcert. pem-config F:/openssl-0.9.8g/apps/OpenSSL. CNF
Using configuration from F:/openssl-0.9.8g/apps/OpenSSL. CNF
Loading 'screen' into random state-Done
Error Opening Ca private key./democa/private/cakey. pem
1712: Error: 02001003: System Library: fopen: no such process:./crypto/bio/bss_file.c
: 352: fopen ('./democa/private/cakey. pem', 'rb ')
1712: Error: 20074002: Bio routines: file_ctrl: System Lib:./crypto/bio/bss_file.c: 35
4:
Unable to load CA private key

F:/openssl-0.9.8g/apps/democa> OpenSSL ca-In req1.pem-out sslclientcert. PEM-Keyfile F:/openssl-0.9.8g/apps/democa/private/cakey. PEM-config F:/openssl-0.9.8g/apps/OpenSSL. CNF
Using configuration from F:/openssl-0.9.8g/apps/OpenSSL. CNF
Loading 'screen' into random state-Done
Error opening CA certificate./democa/cacert. pem
720: Error: 02001003: System Library: fopen: no such process:./crypto/bio/bss_file.c:
352: fopen ('./democa/cacert. pem', 'rb ')
720: Error: 20074002: Bio routines: file_ctrl: System Lib:./crypto/bio/bss_file.c: 354
:
Unable to load Certificate

F:/openssl-0.9.8g/apps/democa> OpenSSL ca-In req1.pem-out sslclientcert. pem-Keyfile cakey. pem-config F:/openssl-0.9.8g/apps/OpenSSL. CNF
Using configuration from F:/openssl-0.9.8g/apps/OpenSSL. CNF
Loading 'screen' into random state-Done
Error Opening Ca Private Key cakey. pem
288: Error: 02001002: System Library: fopen: no such file or directory:./crypto/bio/B
Ss_file.c: 352: fopen ('cakey. pem', 'rb ')
288: Error: 20074002: Bio routines: file_ctrl: System Lib:./crypto/bio/bss_file.c: 354
:
Unable to load CA private key

F:/openssl-0.9.8g/apps/democa> OpenSSL ca-In req1.pem-out sslclientcert. PEM-Keyfile cakey. PEM-Cert cacert. PEM-config F:/openssl-0.9.8g/apps/OpenSSL. CNF
Using configuration from F:/openssl-0.9.8g/apps/OpenSSL. CNF
Loading 'screen' into random state-Done
I am unable to access the./democa/newcerts directory
./Democa/newcerts: no such file or directory

We can see that using opensslca in Windows may cause a lot of inconvenience. The biggest difference is that OpenSSL is developed for UNIX operating systems by nature and must be installed in windows, there will be a lot of troubles, that is, the difference between file paths. Ussl is "/", while "/" in windows, so many default OpenSSL. CNF configurations do not work.

Finally, we recommend that you develop OpenSSL in a u‑class operating system. Windows, you can still avoid it ..... Remember!

I hope that my lessons will be inspired by the future...