I was trying to create a SSL certificate to use with MySQL as like mentioned here : http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.5/en/creating-ssl-certs.html While verifying the certificates I got the following error # openssl verify -CAfile ca-cert.pem server-cert.pem client-cert.pem server-cert.pem: C = IN, ST = KERALA, L = COCHIN, O = ABCD, OU = OPERATIONAL, CN = SATHISH, emailAddress = sathish@abcd.com e