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I am trying to locate the "openssl.cnf" file on my mac, and I haven't found it in these locations:
/usr/local/ssl/openssl.cnf
/usr/lib/ssl/openssl.cnf
/etc/ssl/openssl.cnf
There is no "ssl" folder to begin with...
When I type the command "openssl version" on the terminal, it gives me: OpenSSL 0.9.8za 5
so what could be the problem?
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OpenSSL by default looks for a configuration file in /usr/lib/ssl/openssl. cnf so always add -config /etc/openssl. cnf to the commands openssl ca or openssl req for instance.
The openssl. cnf file is primarily used to set default values for the CA function, key sizes for generating new key pairs, and similar configuration. Consult the OpenSSL documentation available at openssl.org for more information.
OpenSSL for Windows has now been installed and can be found as OpenSSL.exe in C:\OpenSSL-Win32\bin\.
On my Yosemite El Capitan system:
$ locate openssl.cnf
/System/Library/OpenSSL/openssl.cnf
On Sierra High Sierra Mojave, I have two copies of openssl.cnf with different contents:
$ locate openssl.cnf
/System/Library/OpenSSL/openssl.cnf
/private/etc/ssl/openssl.cnf
I think /System/Library/OpenSSL/openssl.cnf is still the "official" reference. The second one was installed for some particular piece of software.
On Catalina, I have three copies:
% locate openssl.cnf
/System/Library/OpenSSL/openssl.cnf
/System/Library/Templates/Data/private/etc/ssl/openssl.cnf
/private/etc/ssl/openssl.cnf
Again, I believe /System/Library/OpenSSL/openssl.cnf is the "official" copy of the file. /private/etc/ssl/openssl.cnf is a private copy of the file for some software on the system which needs its own copy. /System/Library/Templates/Data/private/etc/ssl/openssl.cnf is a "template" which the system can use to detect changes to /private/etc/ssl/openssl.cnf.
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If you installed OpenSSL via Homebrew, it is at /usr/local/etc/openssl/openssl.cnf
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openssl version -a
will give folder in which openssl was compiled in a OPENSSLDIR output section
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