#2725 [ipa webui] Instructions to generate cert should include specifying size of private key
Closed: Fixed None Opened 12 years ago by mkosek.

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=818714 (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6)

Description of problem:
In the UI for Hosts and services, it provides instructions to generate a cert.
Following the steps throws an error:
Certificate operation cannot be completed: unknown(3) (Request Rejected - Key
Parameters 1024,2048,3072,4096 Not Matched)


The size of the private key, by default is 512. If a size of 1024 is specified,
can generate a valid cert.
so steps taken were:
# openssl genrsa -out key.pem 1024
Generating RSA private key, 1024 bit long modulus
.........++++++
.............++++++
e is 65537 (0x10001)
[root@qe-blade-01 nk]# openssl req -new -key key.pem  -subj
'/O=TESTRELM.COM/CN=qq.testrelm.com' -out cert.csr



Also - instead of using openssl, can the steps indicate using certutil, so that
we use the nss db?

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
ipa-server-2.2.0-12.el6.x86_64

How reproducible:
always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Add a Host or Service
2. Edit it
3. Click on 'New Certificate' for Host or Service
4. Follow instructions provided to get a cert
5. Click Issue

Actual results:
error thrown:
Certificate operation cannot be completed: unknown(3) (Request Rejected - Key
Parameters 1024,2048,3072,4096 Not Matched)

Expected results:
new cert should be issued

Additional info:

Drop openssl instructions and replace with instructions to use certutil.

Metadata Update from @mkosek:
- Issue assigned to pvoborni
- Issue set to the milestone: FreeIPA 3.0 Core Effort - 2012/05

7 years ago

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