PEM encoded certificate
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== Examples == | == Examples == | ||
To display the contents of a PEM encoded certificate using OpenSSL: | To display the contents of a PEM encoded certificate using OpenSSL: | ||
| − | openssl x509 -noout -text -in example. | + | openssl x509 -noout -text -in example.pem |
To convert from PEM encoded certificate format to [[DER encoded certificate]] format: | To convert from PEM encoded certificate format to [[DER encoded certificate]] format: | ||
| − | openssl x509 -in example. | + | openssl x509 -in example.pem -outform der -out example.der |
== Software == | == Software == | ||
* [http://www.openssl.org/ OpenSSL] | * [http://www.openssl.org/ OpenSSL] | ||
Revision as of 01:28, 18 October 2013
PEM encoded certificate is a file format for storing X.509 certificates. It is one of many PEM formats.
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Format
A PEM encoded certificate is simply a base64-encoded DER encoded certificate file, with some delimiting lines added.
More than one certificate may be stored in a single file. There may also be other types of objects, such as private keys, stored in the same file.
Identification
A PEM encoded certificate file is plain text. It contains one or more pairs of "-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----" and "-----END CERTIFICATE-----" lines, with base64-encoded data between them.
Examples
To display the contents of a PEM encoded certificate using OpenSSL:
openssl x509 -noout -text -in example.pem
To convert from PEM encoded certificate format to DER encoded certificate format:
openssl x509 -in example.pem -outform der -out example.der
