Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2005 20:50:16 -0600 From: Tillman Hodgson <tillman@seekingfire.com> To: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: openvpn? Message-ID: <20050121025016.GM85710@seekingfire.com> In-Reply-To: <41F064BE.8060509@metrocast.net> References: <41F064BE.8060509@metrocast.net>
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On Thu, Jan 20, 2005 at 09:11:10PM -0500, Shawn wrote: > I have been attempting to get open vpn working on my freebsd 4.11 Alpha > machine. SO Far I have done the following.. > > I did the make install for /usr/ports/security/openvpn/ > > Where is uses SSL Im trying to understand the config file for > /etc/ssl/openssl.cnf After an attempted figure change I try to generate > the keys.. > > I create a master certificate authority certificate/private-key > > *openssl req -nodes -new -x509 -keyout shawng-ca.key -out shawng-ca.crt > -days 3650* I might be missing something, but why are you using openssl directly? If you just want shared keys, `openvpn --secret /path/to/where/you/want/private/key --genkey` is probably all you need to do. -T -- If you are not happy here and now, you never will be. Taisen Deshimaru
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