Thanks, that helps.
len
>
> Len wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > >
> > > I do not understand very well your question.
> > > To generate a certificate request (the client) use: openssl req -newkey
> > > rsa:1024
> > > To sign it and gen the cert. use: openssl ca .....
> > >
> >
> > I guess I don't understand this very well, sorry...
> >
> > On the client side ssl do I need a key pair for a certificate? When you
> > do this from a web browser it creates two keys, public and private. When
> > I make a key from openssl it just makes one. I'm lost..
> >
>
> Roughly speaking:
>
> The private key includes the public key components. So it doesn't need
> to create two separate keys. When it needs to do something with the
> public key it can just use the "public key bit" of the private key.
>
> Steve.
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