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OpenSSL
Cannot generate key
C Cryptography
Medium
🔴 Error Message
Error generating RSA key pair
📖 What This Means
OpenSSL configuration or permission issue.
🔧 Step-by-Step Fix
- Generate RSA: openssl genrsa -out private.pem 4096
- Extract public: openssl rsa -in private.pem -pubout -out public.pem
- Check version: openssl version
- If FIPS: some key sizes restricted