Problem Setting Up EAP-TLS 802.1x through Network Manager

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[Following these directions] (https://access.redhat.com/site/documentation/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/6/html/Deployment_Guide/sec-Configuring_Connection_Settings.html#sec-Configuring_TLS_Transport_Layer_Security_Settings)
I am trying to setup 802.1x using TLS on my RHEL6 machine but I am unable to apply any settings. After I enter user certificate, CA certificate, private key, etc. the apply button remains disabled and there is no feedback as to what is wrong and/or missing.

Is there any way to find out what parameter is incorrect or missing?

When I use

# openssl verify /path2cert/mycert.crt

It returns OK

mg
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mg Newbie 10 points
23 August 2013 12:12 PM

In case anyone else finds this useful...

When I tried this with Ubuntu it was nice enough to tell me what was wrong. The Private Key MUST be password protected.

#openssl rsa -in OldKey.pem -des3 -out NewKeyWithPW.pem
David Powles's picture Red Hat 25369 points
26 August 2013 1:43 PM

Awesome. Thanks for sharing the solution here, Matt.

SW Red Hat Guru 4022 points
20 April 2015 7:42 AM

Hello,

I just came across this discussion. I have added this text to the Deployment Guide "Note that the key must be password protected. "

It now reads: Private key
Click to browse for, and select, a user's private key file. Note that the key must be password protected.

This update will appear around 6.7 GA date.

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