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Can't Open openssl.cnf When Using OpenSSL To Create Certificate (Doc ID 2366556.1)

Last updated on MAY 11, 2021

Applies to:

Siebel CRM - Version 17.4 [IP2017] and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Symptoms

Issue statement:
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When trying to create the certificate using openssl , getting error

Steps to reproduce:
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1. download Win64OpenSSL_Light-1_1_0g.exe
2. Install openssl
3. Getting error when running command

c:\OpenSSL-Win64\bin>openssl req -new -keyout c:\ca\cakey.pem -out c:\ca\careq.pem -subj "/CN=hostname.domainname.Local"

ERROR:

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Can't open C:\Program Files\Common Files\SSL/openssl.cnf for reading, No such file or directory
15008:error:02001003:system library:fopen:No such process:crypto\bio\bss_file.c:74:fopen('C:\Program Files\Common Files\SSL/openssl.cnf','r')
15008:error:2006D080:BIO routines:BIO_new_file:no such file:crypto\bio\bss_file.c:81:
Generating a 2048 bit RSA private key
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writing new private key to 'c:\ca\cakey.pem'
Enter PEM pass phrase:



Environment:
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Siebel 17.4

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