Problem with DSA key signed CSRs

[Nikos Mavrogiannopoulos]

Timo Gerke wrote:

> I think  it has.
> If I run this  command:
> certtool -q --load-privkey dsakey.p8 --outfile newreq.csr
> 
> I get this error:
> certtool: import error: could not find a valid PEM header; check if your
> key is PKCS #8 or PKCS #12 encoded

This is an indication that it doesn't support autodetection. You have to
supply the --p8 or decode it first and feed it in plain format.

regards,
Nikos