From d9d4122dd15c388a245c4edb28144ea919f9ddf1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Tomas Mraz Date: Thu, 11 May 2017 14:25:17 +0200 Subject: Fix regression in openssl req -x509 behaviour. Allow conversion of existing requests to certificates again. Fixes the issue #3396 Reviewed-by: Rich Salz Reviewed-by: Richard Levitte (Merged from https://github.com/openssl/openssl/pull/3437) (cherry picked from commit 888adbe064556ff5ab2f1d16a223b0548696614c) --- doc/apps/req.pod | 3 +++ 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+) (limited to 'doc') diff --git a/doc/apps/req.pod b/doc/apps/req.pod index 83b5704bd9..8cfe2bc5fa 100644 --- a/doc/apps/req.pod +++ b/doc/apps/req.pod @@ -233,6 +233,9 @@ a self signed root CA. The extensions added to the certificate using the B option, a large random number will be used for the serial number. +If existing request is specified with the B<-in> option, it is converted +to the self signed certificate otherwise new request is created. + =item B<-days n> when the B<-x509> option is being used this specifies the number of -- cgit v1.2.3