# Could not load private key or csr

**URL:** <https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/could-not-load-private-key-or-csr/188852>\
**Category:** Help\
**Created:** [December 2, 2022, 11:32am UTC](https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/could-not-load-private-key-or-csr/188852 "2022-12-02T11:32:46Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Wolkjuh](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/letsencrypt/user_avatar/community.letsencrypt.org/wolkjuh/32/66050_2.png) [@Wolkjuh](https://community.letsencrypt.org/u/Wolkjuh)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2022, 11:32am UTC](https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/could-not-load-private-key-or-csr/188852/1 "2022-12-02T11:32:46Z")

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**My domain is:**  
[secweb.me](http://secweb.me)

I am using ACME

I am trying to make DNS method work but it will not work.

 ![afbeelding](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/letsencrypt/original/3X/c/c/cccd2d00d43a0ae510663fa9155efff2e85c135c.png)

I do not understand what I need to do here

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**Author:** ![Wolkjuh](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/letsencrypt/user_avatar/community.letsencrypt.org/wolkjuh/32/66050_2.png) [@Wolkjuh](https://community.letsencrypt.org/u/Wolkjuh)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2022, 11:33am UTC](https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/could-not-load-private-key-or-csr/188852/2 "2022-12-02T11:33:23Z")

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![afbeelding](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/letsencrypt/original/3X/4/e/4ea0a0099e493ff9af9d2668557e765d4716f260.png)

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**Author:** ![stewe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/letsencrypt/user_avatar/community.letsencrypt.org/stewe/32/28032_2.png) [@stewe](https://community.letsencrypt.org/u/stewe)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2022, 2:55pm UTC](https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/could-not-load-private-key-or-csr/188852/3 "2022-12-02T14:55:12Z")

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If you run `phpinfo()`: Does "Openssl default config" point to a valid Openssl config file?

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**Author:** ![Bruce5051](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/letsencrypt/user_avatar/community.letsencrypt.org/bruce5051/32/76576_2.png) [@Bruce5051](https://community.letsencrypt.org/u/Bruce5051)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2022, 3:27pm UTC](https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/could-not-load-private-key-or-csr/188852/4 "2022-12-02T15:27:46Z")

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> [@Wolkjuh](#):
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> I am using ACME

Ok, but which ACME v2 client?  
And which version?  
Here is a list [ACME Client Implementations - Let's Encrypt](https://letsencrypt.org/docs/client-options/), likely not exhaustive.

What are you using the Domain Validated (DV) Certificate for?  
I am guessing to server Port 443 HTTPS web services.

I am guessing your Operating System is Windows, which version?

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/letsencrypt/original/3X/c/a/ca6c06ea1ea201324bba7048c6841ce60236468d.png) [@system](https://community.letsencrypt.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [January 1, 2023, 3:28pm UTC](https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/could-not-load-private-key-or-csr/188852/5 "2023-01-01T15:28:14Z")

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Closed on January 1, 2023, 3:28pm UTC

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