openssl.exe crashes when running the command build-ca

[jhelp]

When running the command "build-ca", it crashes while invoking openssl.exe. Tried bumping up the KEY_SIZE to 2048 and then 4096 but no luck. I am running on Windows 7.

Appreciate any help in moving pass this error.

[Douglas]

What error is it?

32 or 64 bit? SP1?

[jhelp]

Its a 32 bit OS SP1. The openssl.exe simply crashes with the following details:

Problem Event Name: APPCRASH
Application Name: openssl.exe
Application Version: 0.0.0.0
Application Timestamp: 4ee207e9
Fault Module Name: LIBEAY32.dll
Fault Module Version: 1.0.1.5
Fault Module Timestamp: 511cfeba
Exception Code: c0000005
Exception Offset: 000062cc
OS Version: 6.1.7601.2.1.0.256.48

[stretch44]

I had a problem similar to this. I had to include this command in my vars.bat file:

set OPENSSL_CONF=C:\Program Files\OpenVPN\easy-rsa\openssl-1.0.0.cnf

I'm assuming you're running the latest version, which is 2.3.x