On Mon, Dec 13, 1999, Datalink Support wrote:

> I am running SuSE 6.2 with Apache and Mod_ssl.
> I am trying to create my own certificate. Everything works fine up to where
> you sign your own certificate. Then I get this error:
> 
> <snip>
> 
> 1 out of 1 certificate requests certified, commit? [y/n]y
> Write out database with 1 new entries
> Data Base Updated
> CA verifying: server.crt <-> CA cert
> server.crt: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> error 7 at 0 depth lookup:certificate signature failure
> 
> <snip>
> 
> What does this mean ? I try and use the sign.sh script that comes with the
> openSSL
> This box is not yet connected to the internet, might it be that it is trying
> to the a DNS lookup ?

I guess you entered the same CN or even the same complete DN for both the CA
and the server/user certificate. Make sure they are differently.

                                       Ralf S. Engelschall
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                                       www.engelschall.com
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