Error: Account registration failed API sign about gethttpsforfree

[martin-s]

I compared it to a bash console and looked what's going on. Following solution is available for Windows console (e.g. batch script):

set PRIV_KEY=account.key
(echo | set /p dummyName="ey...") | openssl dgst -sha256 -hex -sign %PRIV_KEY% -out out.sign

Problem is the bash echo -n (echo without newline) which has to simulated in Windows environment. The Windows solution echo | set /p dummyName="ey..." will print the string without any newline or space character at the end and additionally not raise any errorlevel.

The resulting hex code in file out.sign can be used for step 3 and works.

[huanjue]

Me too.

[konstantinpae]

same here

[martin-s]

Same error 400 here. Tried with hex codes in format
"(stdin)= f2c..." and (stdin)= f2c...

Actions are:

set PRIV_KEY=account.key
echo "ey..." | openssl dgst -sha256 -hex -sign %PRIV_KEY%>out.sign

The signature in out.sign contains the hex code which I enter in step 3.The key is the private key of my account. The standard input (in echo command) is taken from website in step3.
The environment is windows 7, OpenSSL 1.0.2f.
Post request includes JWK token, payload, protected and signature elements. Any hints on this?

[yamanoor]

Just adding my voice. Tried to get the entire code in one line, etc, but still fails every time in Windows 7.

[durcar86]

I ended up using https://www.startssl.com/Account to validate my crt file. The Website is a little slow, but in the end i was able to get it working. Best of Luck

[chisleu]

Mac OSX here w/ ubuntu in the back. Same problem.

[diafygi]

Like @martin-s said, this error is likely because your echo is adding a newline in the signature. Be sure to either use echo -n or printf when piping the body into openssl.

[AlpacaNox]

@Marti-S Thank you so much!