> We have already purchased the certificate. > But we do not have have private key with us. > because we have submitted the csr request from > CA's website. > My client is not Browser. It is JAVA application. > Now, Can I use this certificate with my JAVA clients > with out private key? will client authendication work > without private key? > -Babu
The logical function of a certificate is to associate an identity with a private key. If the identity in the certificate does not actually know the associated private key, then the certificate serves no purpose at all. When you submit a CSR, you should generate a private key. The certificate authority then vouches for the identity of the owner of that private key. If you don't have the private key, the certificate is useless. DS ______________________________________________________________________ OpenSSL Project http://www.openssl.org User Support Mailing List openssl-users@openssl.org Automated List Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED]
