openssl pkcs7

PKCS#7 utility 

openssl command


SYNOPSIS

openssl pkcs7 [-help] [-inform PEM|DER] [-outform PEM|DER] [-in filename] [-out filename] [-print] [-print_certs] [-text] [-noout] [-engine id] [-provider name] [-provider-path path] [-propquery propq]


DESCRIPTION

The pkcs7 command processes PKCS#7 files in DER or PEM format.

Options

-help 

Print out a usage message.

-inform DER|PEM 
-outform DER|PEM 

The input and output formats; the default is PEM. See openssl-format-options for details.

-in filename 

specifies the input file name to read from or standard input if this option is not specified.

-out filename 

specifies the output file name to write to or standard output by default.

-print 

Print out the full PKCS7 object.

-print_certs 

prints out any certificates or CRLs contained in the file. They are preceded by their subject and issuer names in one line format.

-quiet 

When used with -print_certs, prints out just the PEM-encoded certificates without any other output.

-text 

prints out certificates details in full rather than just subject and issuer names.

-noout 

does not output the encoded version of the PKCS#7 structure (or certificates is -print_certs is set).

-engine id 

See Engine Options in openssl for details. This option is deprecated.

-provider name 
-provider-path path 
-propquery propq 

See Provider Options in openssl for details.


EXAMPLES

Convert a PKCS#7 file from PEM to DER:

openssl pkcs7 -in file.pem -outform DER -out file.der

Output all certificates in a file:

openssl pkcs7 -in file.pem -print_certs -out certs.pem

COPYRIGHT

Copyright 2000-2022 The OpenSSL Project Authors. All Rights Reserved.

Licensed under the Apache License 2.0 (the "License"). You may not use this file except in compliance with the License. You can obtain a copy in the file LICENSE in the source distribution or here: OpenSSL.


AVAILABILITY

PTC MKS Toolkit for System Administrators
PTC MKS Toolkit for Developers
PTC MKS Toolkit for Interoperability
PTC MKS Toolkit for Professional Developers
PTC MKS Toolkit for Professional Developers 64-Bit Edition
PTC MKS Toolkit for Enterprise Developers
PTC MKS Toolkit for Enterprise Developers 64-Bit Edition


SEE ALSO

Commands:
openssl crl2pkcs7


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