I use it that way. The reason is that most of the existing OpenSSL tools are horrifically bad.
So do I, TBH.
The bootstrap scripts in FreeRADIUS are hard to get wrong. That makes them useful, and easy to use. But even with that, a little more functionality wouldn't be bad.
I'm just mentioning this because this came up in conversation a few weeks or so ago. My response to them was the same as yours, i.e. "Patches/improvements are always welcome!" :-) Stefan Paetow Moonshot Industry & Research Liaison Coordinator t: +44 (0)1235 822 125 gpg: 0x3FCE5142 xmpp: stefanp@jabber.dev.ja.net skype: stefan.paetow.janet jisc.ac.uk Jisc is a registered charity (number 1149740) and a company limited by guarantee which is registered in England under Company No. 5747339, VAT No. GB 197 0632 86. Jisc’s registered office is: One Castlepark, Tower Hill, Bristol, BS2 0JA. T 0203 697 5800.