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List:       openssl-users
Subject:    Re: Signing a file
From:       "Dr. Stephen Henson" <steve () openssl ! org>
Date:       2005-08-31 18:06:52
Message-ID: 20050831180652.GA3089 () openssl ! org
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On Wed, Aug 31, 2005, Roberto Arias Alegria wrote:

> Me again,
> 
> Reading further in the specifications, I found out that the software
> that builds the private and public keys is using PKCS #10, it is
> important that I used
> 
> openssl pkcs8 -inform DER -in mykey.key -out mykey.pem
> 
> to convert my private key? 
> 

PKCS#10 isn't a private key format standard its a certificate request format.

If the above command worked then its pretty certain the private key is in
PKCS#8 format.

Steve.
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