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openssl_csr_sign — Sign a CSR with another certificate (or itself) and generate a certificate
Description ¶ ¶
resource
openssl_csr_sign ( mixed $csr , mixed $cacert , mixed $priv_key , int
$days [, array $configargs [, int $serial = 0 ]] )
openssl_csr_sign() generates an x509 certificate resource from the given CSR.
Note:
You need to have a valid openssl.cnf installed for this function to
operate correctly. See the notes under the installation section for more
information.
Parameters ¶ ¶
csr
A CSR previously generated
by openssl_csr_new(). It can also be the path to a PEM encoded CSR when
specified as file://path/to/csr or an exported string generated by
openssl_csr_export().
cacert
The generated certificate will be
signed by cacert. If cacert is NULL, the generated certificate will be a
self-signed certificate.
priv_key
priv_key is the private key that corresponds to cacert.
days
days specifies the length of time for which the generated certificate will be valid, in days.
configargs
You can finetune the CSR signing by configargs. See openssl_csr_new() for more information about configargs.
serial
An optional the serial number of issued certificate. If not specified it will default to 0.
Return Values ¶ ¶
Returns an x509 certificate resource on success, FALSE on failure.
Changelog ¶ ¶
Version Description
4.3.3 The serial parameter was added.
Examples ¶ ¶
Example #1 openssl_csr_sign() example - signing a CSR (how to implement your own CA)
// Let's assume that this script is set to receive a CSR that has
// been pasted into a textarea from another page
$csrdata = $_POST["CSR"];
// We will sign the request using our own "certificate authority"
// certificate. You can use any certificate to sign another, but
// the process is worthless unless the signing certificate is trusted
// by the software/users that will deal with the newly signed certificate
// We need our CA cert and its private key
$cacert = "file://path/to/ca.crt";
$privkey = array("file://path/to/ca.key", "your_ca_key_passphrase");
$usercert = openssl_csr_sign($csrdata, $cacert, $privkey, 365);
// Now display the generated certificate so that the user can
// copy and paste it into their local configuration (such as a file
// to hold the certificate for their SSL server)
openssl_x509_export($usercert, $certout);
echo $certout;
// Show any errors that occurred here
while (($e = openssl_error_string()) !== false) {
echo $e . "\n";
}
?>
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0 Kai Sellgren ¶5 years ago
You can use file_get_contents() to directly pass the content instead of giving file paths.
Also, if you get an error "sec_error_reused_issuer_and_serial", put a serial into the last parameter:
$privkey = array(file_get_contents('ca.key'),"your_ca_key_passphrase");
$usercert = openssl_csr_sign($csrdata, file_get_contents('ca.crt'),$privkey,365,NULL,'06');
openssl_x509_export($usercert,$certout);
file_put_contents('serverCASigned.crt',$certout);
?>
In that above example the serial was "06".
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0 thomas dot lussnig at bewegungsmelder dot de ¶11 years ago
Here is an sample how to create valid X.509 Public and Private Key (cert/key).
When not using self signed the 4.2.1 segault. You need the CVS code at least for openssl.
Header("Content-Type: text/plain");
$CA_CERT = "CA.cert.pem";
$CA_KEY = "CA.key.pem";
$req_key = openssl_pkey_new();
if(openssl_pkey_export ($req_key, $out_key)) {
$dn = array(
"countryName" => "DE",
"stateOrProvinceName" => "Frankfurt",
"organizationName" => "smcc.net",
"organizationalUnitName" => "E-Mail",
"commonName" => "Testcert"
);
$req_csr = openssl_csr_new ($dn, $req_key);
$req_cert = openssl_csr_sign($req_csr, "file://$CA_CERT", "file://$CA_KEY", 365);
if(openssl_x509_export ($req_cert, $out_cert)) {
echo "$out_key\n";
echo "$out_cert\n";
}
else echo "Failed Cert\n";
}
else echo "FailedKey\n";
?>
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0 eric at ypass dot net ¶11 years ago
To generate a self-signed certificate, pass NULL as the signing certificate (2nd parameter). For example:
$req_key = openssl_pkey_new();
$dn = array(
"countryName" => "US",
"stateOrProvinceName" => "Colorado",
"organizationName" => "yPass.net",
"organizationalUnitName" => "yPass.net",
"commonName" => "yPass.net Root Certificate"
);
$req_csr = openssl_csr_new($dn, $req_key);
$req_cert = openssl_csr_sign($req_csr, NULL, $req_key, 365);
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openssl_csr_sign — Sign a CSR with another certificate (or itself) and generate a certificate
Description ¶ ¶
resource
openssl_csr_sign ( mixed $csr , mixed $cacert , mixed $priv_key , int
$days [, array $configargs [, int $serial = 0 ]] )
openssl_csr_sign() generates an x509 certificate resource from the given CSR.
Note:
You need to have a valid openssl.cnf installed for this function to
operate correctly. See the notes under the installation section for more
information.
Parameters ¶ ¶
csr
A CSR previously generated
by openssl_csr_new(). It can also be the path to a PEM encoded CSR when
specified as file://path/to/csr or an exported string generated by
openssl_csr_export().
cacert
The generated certificate will be
signed by cacert. If cacert is NULL, the generated certificate will be a
self-signed certificate.
priv_key
priv_key is the private key that corresponds to cacert.
days
days specifies the length of time for which the generated certificate will be valid, in days.
configargs
You can finetune the CSR signing by configargs. See openssl_csr_new() for more information about configargs.
serial
An optional the serial number of issued certificate. If not specified it will default to 0.
Return Values ¶ ¶
Returns an x509 certificate resource on success, FALSE on failure.
Changelog ¶ ¶
Version Description
4.3.3 The serial parameter was added.
Examples ¶ ¶
Example #1 openssl_csr_sign() example - signing a CSR (how to implement your own CA)
// Let's assume that this script is set to receive a CSR that has
// been pasted into a textarea from another page
$csrdata = $_POST["CSR"];
// We will sign the request using our own "certificate authority"
// certificate. You can use any certificate to sign another, but
// the process is worthless unless the signing certificate is trusted
// by the software/users that will deal with the newly signed certificate
// We need our CA cert and its private key
$cacert = "file://path/to/ca.crt";
$privkey = array("file://path/to/ca.key", "your_ca_key_passphrase");
$usercert = openssl_csr_sign($csrdata, $cacert, $privkey, 365);
// Now display the generated certificate so that the user can
// copy and paste it into their local configuration (such as a file
// to hold the certificate for their SSL server)
openssl_x509_export($usercert, $certout);
echo $certout;
// Show any errors that occurred here
while (($e = openssl_error_string()) !== false) {
echo $e . "\n";
}
?>
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User Contributed Notes 3 notes
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0 Kai Sellgren ¶5 years ago
You can use file_get_contents() to directly pass the content instead of giving file paths.
Also, if you get an error "sec_error_reused_issuer_and_serial", put a serial into the last parameter:
$privkey = array(file_get_contents('ca.key'),"your_ca_key_passphrase");
$usercert = openssl_csr_sign($csrdata, file_get_contents('ca.crt'),$privkey,365,NULL,'06');
openssl_x509_export($usercert,$certout);
file_put_contents('serverCASigned.crt',$certout);
?>
In that above example the serial was "06".
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0 thomas dot lussnig at bewegungsmelder dot de ¶11 years ago
Here is an sample how to create valid X.509 Public and Private Key (cert/key).
When not using self signed the 4.2.1 segault. You need the CVS code at least for openssl.
Header("Content-Type: text/plain");
$CA_CERT = "CA.cert.pem";
$CA_KEY = "CA.key.pem";
$req_key = openssl_pkey_new();
if(openssl_pkey_export ($req_key, $out_key)) {
$dn = array(
"countryName" => "DE",
"stateOrProvinceName" => "Frankfurt",
"organizationName" => "smcc.net",
"organizationalUnitName" => "E-Mail",
"commonName" => "Testcert"
);
$req_csr = openssl_csr_new ($dn, $req_key);
$req_cert = openssl_csr_sign($req_csr, "file://$CA_CERT", "file://$CA_KEY", 365);
if(openssl_x509_export ($req_cert, $out_cert)) {
echo "$out_key\n";
echo "$out_cert\n";
}
else echo "Failed Cert\n";
}
else echo "FailedKey\n";
?>
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0 eric at ypass dot net ¶11 years ago
To generate a self-signed certificate, pass NULL as the signing certificate (2nd parameter). For example:
$req_key = openssl_pkey_new();
$dn = array(
"countryName" => "US",
"stateOrProvinceName" => "Colorado",
"organizationName" => "yPass.net",
"organizationalUnitName" => "yPass.net",
"commonName" => "yPass.net Root Certificate"
);
$req_csr = openssl_csr_new($dn, $req_key);
$req_cert = openssl_csr_sign($req_csr, NULL, $req_key, 365);
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