Unable to create the key

[bortoli99]

php artisan webpush:vapid

RuntimeException

Unable to create the key

at vendor\web-token\jwt-library\Core\Util\ECKey.php:96
92▕ 'curve_name' => self::getOpensslCurveName($curve),
93▕ 'private_key_type' => OPENSSL_KEYTYPE_EC,
94▕ ]);
95▕ if ($key === false) {
➜ 96▕ throw new RuntimeException('Unable to create the key');
97▕ }
98▕ $result = openssl_pkey_export($key, $out);
99▕ if ($result === false) {
100▕ throw new RuntimeException('Unable to create the key');

1 vendor\web-token\jwt-library\Core\Util\ECKey.php:70
Jose\Component\Core\Util\ECKey::createECKeyUsingOpenSSL("P-256")

2 vendor\web-token\jwt-library\KeyManagement\JWKFactory.php:72
Jose\Component\Core\Util\ECKey::createECKey("P-256", [])

[Somenamefy]

Same here. Can't generate key.

[dlabsnl]

https://slproweb.com/products/Win32OpenSSL.html

Do you have this installed?

[einenlum]

The problem for me was related to PHP Herd lite. It seems like it doesn't use the right path for ssl configuration (/ssl). I managed to fix this with:

OPENSSL_CONF=/etc/ssl/openssl.cnf php artisan webpush:vapid