[BUG SUB] silc create key pair fails with: \"Error encoding SILC public key identifier\" - silc-client

[Juergen Bierlein]

Software: silc-client
Version: 1.1
Operating System: SUSE LINUX 10.1 (X86-64)
Installation: source
Severity: major

Description:

Hello,

the creation of key pair fails when calling the command:
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$ ~.silc/> silc --create-key-pair
New pair of keys will be created.  Please, answer to following questions.
PKCS name (l to list names) [rsa]:
Key length in key_len_bits [2048]:
Identifier (eg. UN=jon, HN=jon.dummy.com, RN=Jon Johnson, E=jon at dummy.com): UN=abcdef
Public key filename [public_key.pub]:
Private key filename [private_key.prv]:
Private key passphrase:
Retype private key passphrase:
Generating the key pair...
[Error]: Error encoding SILC public key identifier
Public key has been saved into `public_key.pub\'.
Private key has been saved into `private_key.prv\'.
Press <Enter> to continue...
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After that i have one file called \"private_key.prv\"
but not the file \"public_key.pub\". So the keypair  has not been created.

Though the public key has not been written it fails to read later ...

Have fun,
  Juergen


How to repeat:

Call the program:
$ ~.silc/> silc --create-key-pair
and you will see that both files are not created.



Remote Environment:

unspecified


Fix:

unspecified