How to convert certificates from P12 to PEM formats?

Several CLI commands require a valid user digital certificate. To install certificate, user should set parameters x509_user_key and x509_user_cert in ~/.etics.conf so that they point to proper *.pem files.

How to convert digital certificate from .p12 to .pem format?

  • input: cert.p12 – certificate in .p12 format (pkcs12 – format commonly used by WebBrowsers)
  • output: cert.pem – certificate in .pem format (use it as both X509_USER_KEY and X509_USER_CERT)
  • procedure: execute (you will be prompted for a password):
    openssl pkcs12 -in cert.p12 -clcerts -out cert.pem
  • This is based on: OpenSSL manual

-- Main.kokoszka - 10 Jan 2007

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