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Asked: 2014-04-08 23:20:17 +0800 CST

Generate openssl 0.9 keys compatible with 1.0

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Is there a way to generate keys on a server running openssl 1.0 that can be read by a client using openssl 0.9 ?

  • Client is using php_openssl (OpenSSL Library Version => OpenSSL 0.9.8o)

  • Server is using php_openssl (OpenSSL Library Version => OpenSSL 1.0.1e 11 Feb 2013)

  • generated keys with openssl 1.0 are in form '-----BEGIN PRIVATE KEY-----` with algo in the body (I guess)

  • generated keys with openssl 0.9 are in form -----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY-----

My scripts strip the ASCII armor on the server, and put it back on the client, so I write 0.9 armor ( RSA ) on 1.0 keys, witch result in an invalid key.

Is there an option to generate 0.9 formatted keys (with key type in the armor, not in the body) on openssl 1.0?

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  1. Best Answer

    As stated on https://superuser.com/questions/606215/openssl-pkcs8-default-format-gives-rsa-private-key , you can "convert" openssl 1.0 generated keys into a 0.98 compatible one using 

    openssl rsa -in file.pem -text > key.pem
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