openssl x509

openssl x509 (man)

Commands

• openssl x509 --help
• openssl x509 -inform
• openssl x509 -text
• openssl x509 -dates
• openssl x509 -subject
• openssl x509 -req

• openssl x509 -inform pem -noout -text
• openssl x509 -noout -text -in /path/to/your/cert.pem
• openssl x509 -noout -text -in /path/to/your/cert.pem | grep Validity -A2
• openssl x509 -noout -dates

openssl x509 -inform der -noout -text -in /path/to/cerfile.cer 
openssl x509 -inform pem -noout -text -in /path/to/cerfile.cer 

Convert from .cer to .pem

openssl x509 -inform der -in myCert.cer -out certificate.pem

Activities

• How to check certification expiration date from command line: openssl s_client
• Create new x509 certificate: openssl req -x509 -newkey

Related commands

• openssl pkcs12
• To view .cer files
• Certificates

file your_cert.pem
your_cert.cert: PEM certificate

See also

• openssl x509[ -inform | -text | -dates | -req | -subject | -issuer | --help]
• X.509, ASN.1, openssl x509, .pem, der, PFX, PKCS, SAN, openssl x509, CSR, Java KeyStore (JKS), Certificate Revocation List (CRL), Extended Key Usages (ECU), PKIX
• openssl [ rand | s_client | passwd | openssl req | openssl rsa | openssl genrsa | openssl x509 | openssl ca | openssl verify | openssl ec | openssl dgst | openssl pkcs12 | openssl asn1parse | openssl help | .cer to .pem, openssl version