Reg: The private key installation on the client side

2013-05-24 Thread keshava jm
Hi, I have tried to generate self-signed certificates using the openssl. While generating these certificates the private key is involved during the certificate signing process by the rootCA. 1. What is the actual purpose of this private key? 2. why this private key is installed in the client

Re: Reg: The private key installation on the client side

2013-05-24 Thread Jakob Bohm
On 5/24/2013 9:47 AM, keshava jm wrote: Hi, I have tried to generate self-signed certificates using the openssl. While generating these certificates the private key is involved during the certificate signing process by the rootCA. You are doing it wrong! 1. What is the actual purpose of

Re: Reg: The private key installation on the client side

2013-05-24 Thread Ted Byers
Hi Jakob On Fri, May 24, 2013 at 11:57 AM, Jakob Bohm jb-open...@wisemo.com wrote: On 5/24/2013 9:47 AM, keshava jm wrote: [snip] The intended and proper way to do things is: 1. The CA creates its own private key, which is kept in a very secure place (like a computer with no network