NAME¶
nseq - create or examine a netscape certificate sequence
SYNOPSIS¶
openssl nseq [
-in filename] [
-out filename] [
-toseq]
DESCRIPTION¶
The
nseq command takes a file containing a Netscape certificate sequence
and prints out the certificates contained in it or takes a file of
certificates and converts it into a Netscape certificate sequence.
COMMAND OPTIONS¶
- -in filename
- This specifies the input filename to read or standard input if this option
is not specified.
- -out filename
- specifies the output filename or standard output by default.
- -toseq
- normally a Netscape certificate sequence will be input and the output is
the certificates contained in it. With the -toseq option the
situation is reversed: a Netscape certificate sequence is created from a
file of certificates.
EXAMPLES¶
Output the certificates in a Netscape certificate sequence
openssl nseq -in nseq.pem -out certs.pem
Create a Netscape certificate sequence
openssl nseq -in certs.pem -toseq -out nseq.pem
NOTES¶
The
PEM encoded form uses the same headers and footers as a certificate:
-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
-----END CERTIFICATE-----
A Netscape certificate sequence is a Netscape specific form that can be sent to
browsers as an alternative to the standard PKCS#7 format when several
certificates are sent to the browser: for example during certificate
enrollment. It is used by Netscape certificate server for example.
BUGS¶
This program needs a few more options: like allowing DER or PEM input and output
files and allowing multiple certificate files to be used.