Does OpenSSL really need a path to openssl.conf?

Question

I want to create a self-signed-certificate in PHP 5.x. with my own (alternative) openssl configuration which should be defined by my PHP code. The PHP script will run on differe

Answer 1

Creating a self-signed cert in PHP without OpenSSL (requires phpseclib, a pure PHP X.509 implementation)...

createKey());
$privKey->loadKey($privatekey);

$pubKey = new Crypt_RSA();
$pubKey->loadKey($publickey);
$pubKey->setPublicKey();

$subject = new File_X509();
$subject->setPublicKey($pubKey);
$subject->setDNProp('id-at-organizationName', 'phpseclib demo cert');
$subject->setDomain('www.whatever.com');

$issuer = new File_X509();
$issuer->setPrivateKey($privKey);
$issuer->setDN($subject->getDN());

$x509 = new File_X509();
$x509->setStartDate('-1 month');
$x509->setEndDate('+1 year');
$x509->setSerialNumber(chr(30));

$result = $x509->sign($issuer, $subject);
echo "the stunnel.pem contents are as follows:\r\n\r\n";
echo $privKey->getPrivateKey();
echo "\r\n";
echo $x509->saveX509($result);
echo "\r\n";