Author: techfox9
openssl common commands
Thursday, September 21st, 2017 @ 2:29 pm
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from: https://www.sslshopper.com/article-most-common-openssl-commands.html
>> Check a certificate
# openssl x509 -in certificate.crt -text -noout
>> Check a PKCS#12 file (.pfx or .p12)
# openssl pkcs12 -info -in keyStore.p12
>> Check an MD5 hash of the public key to ensure that it matches with what is in a CSR or private key
# openssl x509 -noout -modulus -in certificate.crt | openssl md5 # openssl rsa -noout -modulus -in privateKey.key | openssl md5 # openssl req -noout -modulus -in CSR.csr | openssl md5
>> Check an SSL connection. All the certificates (including Intermediates) should be displayed
# openssl s_client -connect www.paypal.com:443
>> Convert a DER file (.crt .cer .der) to PEM
# openssl x509 -inform der -in certificate.cer -out certificate.pem
>> Convert a PEM file to DER
# openssl x509 -outform der -in certificate.pem -out certificate.der
>> Convert a PKCS#12 file (.pfx .p12) containing a private key and certificates to PEM
# openssl pkcs12 -in keyStore.pfx -out keyStore.pem -nodes
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