signlog << "FINE: Signed" << std::endl;
std::shared_ptr<SignedCertificate> output = c.sign( ca->caKey, cert->md );
signlog << "FINE: all went well" << std::endl;
- signlog << "FINE: crt went to: " << writeBackFile( num, output->certificate, ca->path ) << std::endl;
+ std::string fn = writeBackFile( num, output->certificate, ca->path );
+ if( fn.empty() ) {
+ signlog << "ERROR: failed to get filename for storage of signed certificate." << std::endl;
+ throw "Storage location could not be determined";
+ }
+
+ signlog << "FINE: crt went to: " << fn << std::endl;
output->ca_name = ca->name;
output->log = signlog.str();
return output;