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openssl_csr_new — Generates a CSR
Description ¶ ¶
mixed openssl_csr_new ( array $dn , resource &$privkey [, array $configargs [, array $extraattribs ]] )
openssl_csr_new() generates a new CSR (Certificate Signing Request) based on the information provided by dn, which represents the Distinguished Name to be used in the certificate.
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 ¶ ¶
dn
The Distinguished Name to be used in the certificate.
privkey
privkey should be set to a private key that was previously generated by openssl_pkey_new() (or otherwise obtained from the other openssl_pkey family of functions). The corresponding public portion of the key will be used to sign the CSR.
configargs
By default, the information in your system openssl.conf is used to initialize the request; you can specify a configuration file section by setting the config_section_section key of configargs. You can also specify an alternative openssl configuration file by setting the value of the config key to the path of the file you want to use. The following keys, if present in configargs behave as their equivalents in the openssl.conf, as listed in the table below.
Configuration overrides
configargs key type openssl.conf equivalent description
digest_alg string default_md Selects which digest method to use
x509_extensions string x509_extensions Selects which extensions should be used when creating an x509 certificate
req_extensions string req_extensions Selects which extensions should be used when creating a CSR
private_key_bits integer default_bits Specifies how many bits should be used to generate a private key
private_key_type integer none Specifies the type of private key to create. This can be one of OPENSSL_KEYTYPE_DSA, OPENSSL_KEYTYPE_DH or OPENSSL_KEYTYPE_RSA. The default value is OPENSSL_KEYTYPE_RSA which is currently the only supported key type.
encrypt_key boolean encrypt_key Should an exported key (with passphrase) be encrypted?
encrypt_key_cipher integer none One of cipher constants.
extraattribs
extraattribs is used to specify additional configuration options for the CSR. Both dn and extraattribs are associative arrays whose keys are converted to OIDs and applied to the relevant part of the request.
Return Values ¶ ¶
Returns the CSR.
Examples ¶ ¶
Example #1 Creating a self-signed-certificate
// Fill in data for the distinguished name to be used in the cert
// You must change the values of these keys to match your name and
// company, or more precisely, the name and company of the person/site
// that you are generating the certificate for.
// For SSL certificates, the commonName is usually the domain name of
// that will be using the certificate, but for S/MIME certificates,
// the commonName will be the name of the individual who will use the
// certificate.
$dn = array(
"countryName" => "UK",
"stateOrProvinceName" => "Somerset",
"localityName" => "Glastonbury",
"organizationName" => "The Brain Room Limited",
"organizationalUnitName" => "PHP Documentation Team",
"commonName" => "Wez Furlong",
"emailAddress" => "wez@example.com"
);
// Generate a new private (and public) key pair
$privkey = openssl_pkey_new();
// Generate a certificate signing request
$csr = openssl_csr_new($dn, $privkey);
// You will usually want to create a self-signed certificate at this
// point until your CA fulfills your request.
// This creates a self-signed cert that is valid for 365 days
$sscert = openssl_csr_sign($csr, null, $privkey, 365);
// Now you will want to preserve your private key, CSR and self-signed
// cert so that they can be installed into your web server, mail server
// or mail client (depending on the intended use of the certificate).
// This example shows how to get those things into variables, but you
// can also store them directly into files.
// Typically, you will send the CSR on to your CA who will then issue
// you with the "real" certificate.
openssl_csr_export($csr, $csrout) and var_dump($csrout);
openssl_x509_export($sscert, $certout) and var_dump($certout);
openssl_pkey_export($privkey, $pkeyout, "mypassword") and var_dump($pkeyout);
// Show any errors that occurred here
while (($e = openssl_error_string()) !== false) {
echo $e . "\n";
}
?>
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1 main ATT jokester DOTT fr ¶5 years ago
To set the "basicConstraints" to "critical,CA:TRUE", you have to define configargs, but in the openssl_csr_sign() function !
That's my example of code to sign a "child" certificate :
$CAcrt = "file://ca.crt";
$CAkey = array("file://ca.key", "myPassWord");
$clientKeys = openssl_pkey_new();
$dn = array(
"countryName" => "FR",
"stateOrProvinceName" => "Finistere",
"localityName" => "Plouzane",
"organizationName" => "Ecole Nationale d'Ingenieurs de Brest",
"organizationalUnitName" => "Enib Students",
"commonName" => "www.enib.fr",
"emailAddress" => "ilovessl@php.net"
);
$csr = openssl_csr_new($dn, $clientPrivKey);
$configArgs = array("x509_extensions" => "v3_req");
$cert = openssl_csr_sign($csr, $CAcrt, $CAkey, 100, $configArgs);
openssl_x509_export_to_file($cert, "childCert.crt");
Then if you want to add some more options, you can edit the "/etc/ssl/openssl.cnf" ssl config' file (debian path), and add these after the [ v3_req ] tag.
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0 Richard Lynch ¶9 months ago
There appears to be no openssl_csr_free function.
At least not here.
If it's in the source, one might be able to just call it.
If it's not in the source, it probably should be.
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0 The_Lost_One ¶4 years ago
Not sure whether the "bug" (undocumented behavior) I encountered is common to other people, but this comment might save hours of painful debug:
If you can't generate a new private key using openssl_pkey_new() or openssl_csr_new(), your script hangs during the call of these functions and in case you specified a "private_key_bits" parameter, ensure that you cast the variable to an int. Took me ages to notice that.
$SSLcnf = array('config' => '/usr/local/nessy2/share/ssl/openssl.cnf',
'encrypt_key' => true,
'private_key_type' => OPENSSL_KEYTYPE_RSA,
'digest_alg' => 'sha1',
'x509_extensions' => 'v3_ca',
'private_key_bits' => $someVariable // ---> bad
'private_key_bits' => (int)$someVariable // ---> good
'private_key_bits' => 512 // ---> obviously good
);
?>
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0 dylan at pow7 dot com ¶6 years ago
Is there some way to change the distinguished name using this function? I have tried adding overrides to the dn to configargs and extraattribs but this did not have an impact on the certificate.
Example: A CSR is submitted and I want to change only the commonName (CN) before signing the certificate.
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0 gonzak at op dot pl ¶8 years ago
How in openssl_csr_new usign [, array configargs [, array extraattribs]]
because I am have add this extension to certificate
/********************
basicConstraints = critical,CA:TRUE,pathlen:0
nsCertType = sslCA,emailCA,objCA
**********************************/
Rafal
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0 Anonymous ¶8 years ago
If you get the error:
error:0D11A086:asn1 encoding routines:ASN1_mbstring_copy:string too short
then look at your key:value pairs in the $dn (distinguished name) array.
If you have one value (like "organizationalUnitName" = "") set to an empty string, it will throw the above error.
Fix the error by either eliminating that array element from $dn completely, or using a space " " instead of an empty string.
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0 robertliu AT wiscore DOT com ¶8 years ago
I am using PHP-4.3.11.
The type of configargs--private_key_bits is a INTEGER, not a string.
An example of configration:
$config = array(
"digest_alg" => "sha1",
"private_key_bits" => 2048,
"private_key_type" => OPENSSL_KEYTYPE_DSA,
"encrypt_key" => false
);
?>
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0 dankybastard at hotmail ¶9 years ago
As you probably guessed from the example, the documentation is misinforming. openssl_csr_new returns a CSR resource or FALSE on failure.
mixed openssl_csr_new (assoc_array dn, resource_privkey, [...])
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