hi ,
attached is a minor patch to apps/x509.c. The patch allows the user to
specify the validity of a certificate in hours and minutes (next to
days). This is esp useful when creating grid/RFC3820 proxies which
typically have a duration of 12 hours.
regards,
JJK / Jan Just Keijser
--- openssl-1.0.1c/apps/x509.c 2011-10-10 01:13:46.000000000 +0200
+++ openssl-1.0.1c-jjk/apps/x509.c 2012-08-09 09:17:37.783134860 +0200
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@
" -addreject arg - reject certificate for a given purpose\n",
" -setalias arg - set certificate alias\n",
" -days arg - How long till expiry of a signed certificate - def 30 days\n",
+" -valid HH:MM - How long till expiry of a signed certificate\n",
" -checkend arg - check whether the cert expires in the next arg seconds\n",
" exit 1 if so, 0 if not\n",
" -signkey arg - self sign cert with arg\n",
@@ -154,12 +155,12 @@
};
static int MS_CALLBACK callb(int ok, X509_STORE_CTX *ctx);
-static int sign (X509 *x, EVP_PKEY *pkey,int days,int clrext, const EVP_MD *digest,
+static int sign (X509 *x, EVP_PKEY *pkey,int minutes,int clrext, const EVP_MD *digest,
CONF *conf, char *section);
static int x509_certify (X509_STORE *ctx,char *CAfile,const EVP_MD *digest,
X509 *x,X509 *xca,EVP_PKEY *pkey,
STACK_OF(OPENSSL_STRING) *sigopts,
- char *serial, int create ,int days, int clrext,
+ char *serial, int create ,int minutes, int clrext,
CONF *conf, char *section, ASN1_INTEGER *sno);
static int purpose_print(BIO *bio, X509 *cert, X509_PURPOSE *pt);
static int reqfile=0;
@@ -194,7 +195,7 @@
int ocsp_uri=0;
int trustout=0,clrtrust=0,clrreject=0,aliasout=0,clrext=0;
int C=0;
- int x509req=0,days=DEF_DAYS,modulus=0,pubkey=0;
+ int x509req=0,days=DEF_DAYS,minutes=0,modulus=0,pubkey=0;
int pprint = 0;
const char **pp;
X509_STORE *ctx=NULL;
@@ -292,6 +293,26 @@
goto bad;
}
}
+ else if (strcmp(*argv,"-valid") == 0)
+ {
+ if (--argc < 1) goto bad;
+
+ char *delim = strchr(*(++argv), ':');
+ if (delim)
+ {
+ *delim = '\0';
+ delim++;
+ minutes = atoi( delim );
+ }
+ int hours = atoi( *argv );
+ minutes = 60 * hours + minutes;
+
+ if (minutes == 0)
+ {
+ BIO_printf(STDout,"bad -valid specification\n");
+ goto bad;
+ }
+ }
else if (strcmp(*argv,"-passin") == 0)
{
if (--argc < 1) goto bad;
@@ -511,6 +532,10 @@
goto end;
}
+ if (minutes == 0)
+ {
+ minutes = 24*60*days;
+ }
if (!X509_STORE_set_default_paths(ctx))
{
ERR_print_errors(bio_err);
@@ -964,7 +989,7 @@
}
assert(need_rand);
- if (!sign(x,Upkey,days,clrext,digest,
+ if (!sign(x,Upkey,minutes,clrext,digest,
extconf, extsect)) goto end;
}
else if (CA_flag == i)
@@ -982,7 +1007,7 @@
assert(need_rand);
if (!x509_certify(ctx,CAfile,digest,x,xca,
CApkey, sigopts,
- CAserial,CA_createserial,days, clrext,
+ CAserial,CA_createserial,minutes, clrext,
extconf, extsect, sno))
goto end;
}
@@ -1148,7 +1173,7 @@
X509 *x, X509 *xca, EVP_PKEY *pkey,
STACK_OF(OPENSSL_STRING) *sigopts,
char *serialfile, int create,
- int days, int clrext, CONF *conf, char *section,
+ int minutes, int clrext, CONF *conf, char *section,
ASN1_INTEGER *sno)
{
int ret=0;
@@ -1191,7 +1216,7 @@
goto end;
/* hardwired expired */
- if (X509_time_adj_ex(X509_get_notAfter(x),days, 0, NULL) == NULL)
+ if (X509_gmtime_adj(X509_get_notAfter(x),(long)60*minutes) == NULL)
goto end;
if (clrext)
@@ -1251,7 +1276,7 @@
}
/* self sign */
-static int sign(X509 *x, EVP_PKEY *pkey, int days, int clrext, const EVP_MD *digest,
+static int sign(X509 *x, EVP_PKEY *pkey, int minutes, int clrext, const EVP_MD *digest,
CONF *conf, char *section)
{
@@ -1269,7 +1294,7 @@
/* memcpy(x->cert_info->validity->notBefore,"700101120000Z",13); */
/* 28 days to be certified */
- if (X509_gmtime_adj(X509_get_notAfter(x),(long)60*60*24*days) == NULL)
+ if (X509_gmtime_adj(X509_get_notAfter(x),(long)60*minutes) == NULL)
goto err;
if (!X509_set_pubkey(x,pkey)) goto err;
