From: Dr. Stephen Henson <steve@openssl.org>
Date: Tue, 6 Dec 2011 00:00:30 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: The default CN prompt message can be confusing when often the CN needs to
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The default CN prompt message can be confusing when often the CN needs to
 be the server FQDN: change it.
[Reported by PSW Group]
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diff --git a/apps/openssl.cnf b/apps/openssl.cnf
index 9d2cd5bfa52..18760c6e673 100644
--- a/apps/openssl.cnf
+++ b/apps/openssl.cnf
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ localityName			= Locality Name (eg, city)
 organizationalUnitName		= Organizational Unit Name (eg, section)
 #organizationalUnitName_default	=
 
-commonName			= Common Name (eg, YOUR name)
+commonName			= Common Name (e.g. server FQDN or YOUR name)
 commonName_max			= 64
 
 emailAddress			= Email Address