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    Merlino
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    I have this method to create the application certificate (it is taken directly from the example). If I add the commented code, the creation fails.
    Can anybody tell me why?

      // Generate RSA Key
      QOpcUaKeyPair key;
      key.generateRsaKey(QOpcUaKeyPair::RsaKeyStrength::Bits2048);
    
      // Save private key to file
      const QByteArray keyData = key.privateKeyToByteArray(QOpcUaKeyPair::Cipher::Unencrypted, nullptr);
      Q_ASSERT(!keyData.isEmpty());
    
      QFile keyFile(privateKeyFilePath); // pem
      keyFile.open(QFile::WriteOnly);
      keyFile.write(keyData);
      keyFile.close();
    
      // Create a certificate signing request
      QOpcUaX509CertificateSigningRequest certificateSigningRequest;
      certificateSigningRequest.setEncoding(QOpcUaX509CertificateSigningRequest::Encoding::DER);
    
      // Set the subject of the certificate
      QOpcUaX509DistinguishedName distinguishedName;
      distinguishedName.setEntry(QOpcUaX509DistinguishedName::Type::CommonName, QCoreApplication::applicationName());
      distinguishedName.setEntry(QOpcUaX509DistinguishedName::Type::CountryName, CountryName);
      distinguishedName.setEntry(QOpcUaX509DistinguishedName::Type::LocalityName, LocalityName);
      distinguishedName.setEntry(QOpcUaX509DistinguishedName::Type::StateOrProvinceName, StateOrProvinceName);
      distinguishedName.setEntry(QOpcUaX509DistinguishedName::Type::OrganizationName, OrganizationName);
      certificateSigningRequest.setSubject(distinguishedName);
    
      // The subject alternative name extension is needed for OPC UA
      QOpcUaX509ExtensionSubjectAlternativeName* subjectAlternativeName = new QOpcUaX509ExtensionSubjectAlternativeName;
      //subjectAlternativeName->addEntry(QOpcUaX509ExtensionSubjectAlternativeName::Type::DNS, DNS);
      subjectAlternativeName->addEntry(QOpcUaX509ExtensionSubjectAlternativeName::Type::DNS, QHostInfo::localHostName());
      subjectAlternativeName->addEntry(QOpcUaX509ExtensionSubjectAlternativeName::Type::URI, getApplicationUri());
      subjectAlternativeName->setCritical(false);
      certificateSigningRequest.addExtension(subjectAlternativeName);
    
      // Set the certificate basic constraints
      QOpcUaX509ExtensionBasicConstraints* basicConstraints = new QOpcUaX509ExtensionBasicConstraints;
      basicConstraints->setCa(false);
      basicConstraints->setCritical(false);
      certificateSigningRequest.addExtension(basicConstraints);
    
      // Set the key usage constraints
      QOpcUaX509ExtensionKeyUsage* keyUsage = new QOpcUaX509ExtensionKeyUsage;
      keyUsage->setCritical(false);
      keyUsage->setKeyUsage(QOpcUaX509ExtensionKeyUsage::KeyUsage::DigitalSignature);
      keyUsage->setKeyUsage(QOpcUaX509ExtensionKeyUsage::KeyUsage::NonRepudiation);
      keyUsage->setKeyUsage(QOpcUaX509ExtensionKeyUsage::KeyUsage::KeyEncipherment);
      keyUsage->setKeyUsage(QOpcUaX509ExtensionKeyUsage::KeyUsage::DataEncipherment);
      keyUsage->setKeyUsage(QOpcUaX509ExtensionKeyUsage::KeyUsage::CertificateSigning);
      certificateSigningRequest.addExtension(keyUsage);
    
    //  QOpcUaX509ExtensionExtendedKeyUsage* extendedKeyUsage = new QOpcUaX509ExtensionExtendedKeyUsage;
    //  extendedKeyUsage->setCritical(false);
    //  extendedKeyUsage->setKeyUsage(QOpcUaX509ExtensionExtendedKeyUsage::KeyUsage::TlsWebServerAuthentication);
    //  extendedKeyUsage->setKeyUsage(QOpcUaX509ExtensionExtendedKeyUsage::KeyUsage::TlsWebClientAuthentication);
    //  certificateSigningRequest.addExtension(extendedKeyUsage);
    
      const QByteArray selfSignedCertificateData = certificateSigningRequest.createSelfSignedCertificate(key, 12000/*days*/);
      Q_ASSERT(!selfSignedCertificateData.isEmpty());
    
      QFile certificateFile(certificateFilePath); // der
      certificateFile.open(QFile::WriteOnly);
      certificateFile.write(selfSignedCertificateData);
      certificateFile.close();
    
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