From 5713411893d32980b14cbcfe44e9f9c76bbc5872 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Dr. Stephen Henson" Date: Tue, 6 Dec 2011 00:00:51 +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 9d2cd5bfa5..18760c6e67 100644 --- a/apps/openssl.cnf +++ b/apps/openssl.cnf @@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ 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