From 24f441e0bb5b6187b648f7afacde0c0ed2a515e6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Dr. Stephen Henson" Date: Tue, 6 Dec 2011 00:01:09 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] The default CN prompt message can be confusing when often the CN needs to be the server FQDN: change it. [Reported by PSW Group] --- apps/openssl.cnf | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/apps/openssl.cnf b/apps/openssl.cnf index 9e59020c17..8fdacae9db 100644 --- a/apps/openssl.cnf +++ b/apps/openssl.cnf @@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ localityName = Locality Name (eg, city) organizationalUnitName = Organizational Unit Name (eg, section) #organizationalUnitName_default = -commonName = Common Name (eg, YOUR name) +commonName = Common Name (e.g. server FQDN or YOUR name) commonName_max = 64 emailAddress = Email Address -- 2.25.1