Openssl
Some usefull Openssl commands
Comment | Command |
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Convert pem (base64 certfiles) to pfx | openssl pkcs12 -inkey privatekey.pem -in publiccert.pem -export -out output.pfx |
remove passphrase from private key file | openssl rsa -in EncryptedPrivateKey.pem -out PrivateKey.pem |
convert private key to aes192 encrypted private key | openssl rsa -in file.key -out aes192.key -aes192 |
match public and private key |
openssl x509 -in cert.crt -text -noout -modulus openssl rsa -in file.key -check -modulus manually match moduli |
read and verify private key | openssl rsa -in file.key -text -check |
View
View PEM encoded certificate
Use the command that has the extension of your certificate replacing cert.xxx with the name of your certificate
openssl x509 -in cert.pem -text -noout
openssl x509 -in cert.cer -text -noout
openssl x509 -in cert.crt -text -noout
If you get the folowing error it means that you are trying to view a DER encoded certifciate and need to use the commands in the “View DER encoded certificate below”
unable to load certificate
12626:error:0906D06C:PEM routines:PEM_read_bio:no start line:pem_lib.c:647:Expecting: TRUSTED CERTIFICATE
View DER encoded Certificate
openssl x509 -in certificate.der -inform der -text -noout
If you get the following error it means that you are trying to view a PEM encoded certificate with a command meant for DER encoded certs. Use a command in the “View PEM encoded certificate above
unable to load certificate
13978:error:0D0680A8:asn1 encoding routines:ASN1_CHECK_TLEN:wrong tag:tasn_dec.c:1306:
13978:error:0D07803A:asn1 encoding routines:ASN1_ITEM_EX_D2I:nested asn1 error:tasn_dec.c:380:Type=X509
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