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Key URIs

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Description

I’m not certain where to put this, but if you could help me I’d be grateful. How can I create a URI for a key to use in OpenSSL? I’d like to use openssl to work with keys in the signing module, but I cannot because I don’t know what to use for e.g. -key arguments. The one example I’ve found indicates that you use the handle, but there’s no way I’ve found to get the handle from the v5 SDK (where there’s no CMU/KMU).

Is it something like:

openssl req \
  -engine cloudhsm \
  -keyform engine \
  -key "pkcs11:object=my-key-label-private;type=private" \
  -new -x509 -days 365 \
  -subj "/CN=example.com" \
  -out cert.pem

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Research direction

The issue names the OpenSSL signing-module command, the v5 SDK, and a PKCS#11 URI, but no repository file or test. First verify whether v5 exposes a supported key URI or handle path, then document the correct -key argument and a working command, or state the limitation clearly.

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Assessment

Tech stack
aws
Domain
cloud, cryptography, security
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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