Mistyped certificate key size, CPU is about to burn

RouterOS General
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I have mistyped the key-size parameter of a certificate. Instead of 2048 bits, I accidentally typed in 20488 bits. I just noticed this after I started to sign it.

  • Ctrl+C resulted in “failure: Process is uninterruptible, it will finish in background”
  • I cannot delete the certificate, I have a “template is being used” error.
  • I cannot overwrite it either

I think it will never finish. What can I do with this?

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A complete reboot solved the problem, but that is destructive. I think there should be a way to cancel certificate signing. It can be a really big problem: you just hit an extra key accidentally and you have to reboot. :frowning: