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Request #74059 openssl_error_string needs to be clearer / more verbose
Submitted: 2017-02-08 09:35 UTC Modified: 2017-02-08 11:14 UTC
From: lightnb at bellsouth dot net Assigned:
Status: Not a bug Package: OpenSSL related
PHP Version: 7.0.15 OS: Ubuntu 16.04
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
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 [2017-02-08 09:35 UTC] lightnb at bellsouth dot net 
Description:
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openssl_error_string() produces useless error message like:

"error:0E06D06C:configuration file routines:NCONF_get_string:no value"

How about something more useful that includes the file (so I can be sure it's reading the right one) and the line number or property name? Like:

"error in configuration file /path/to/some/file.conf: The property "distinguished_name" in the "req" section cannot be empty. Line 106."

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 [2017-02-08 10:38 UTC] requinix@php.net
-Status: Open +Status: Not a bug
 [2017-02-08 10:38 UTC] requinix@php.net 
The error message comes from OpenSSL, not PHP. Requests should be filed on their GitHub project: https://github.com/openssl/openssl/issues
 [2017-02-08 10:56 UTC] lightnb at bellsouth dot net 
I believe that OpenSSL has a verbose mode with more information, which is not coming through PHP. And since this error only occurs through PHP and not on the openssl CLI, there is no way to use that verbose flag.
 [2017-02-08 11:14 UTC] requinix@php.net 
From the source, I don't see how the configuration file and line can get into an error message: in your example the only information saved is the library name (configuration file routines), function (NCONF_get_string), and reason (no value). There's also *source* file and line but that's not helpful here.

What command are you running that produces the sort of verbose error message you want PHP to return?
 
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