`How to Fix the below PEM routines:PEM_read_bio:bad end line error`

[sgarvin55]

ERROR SSLCommon - Can't read key file c:\program files\splunkuniversalforwarder\etc\certs\name.pem errno=151441510 error:0906D066:PEM routines:PEM_read_bio:bad end line.

[sgarvin55]

This is most likely because the SSL certificate has been misconfigured.

Check your $SPLUNK_HOME\etc\certs\your_name.pem file. Look for a line that resembles the following:

-----END CERTIFICATE----------BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----

This can cause some serious issues because it cannot be interpreted, as you might have noticed.

How to Fix SSL PEM routines:PEM_read_bio:bad end line error

To fix this issue, use a text editor of choice and create a line break between the two files, i.e.

-----END CERTIFICATE-----
-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----

Tip: Count five hyphens at the start and end of the text.

You can now save the file and the error should be fixed!

[kenoski]

BTW,
This problem also occurs when you have a
-----END CERTIFICATE----------BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY-----
instead of
-----END CERTIFICATE-----
-----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY-----

but not if you have
-----END RSA PRIVATE KEY----------BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----

Seems formatting is inconsistently mandated when parsing.