NSEQ 1 2000-07-16 0.9.9-dev OpenSSL

NAME

nseq - create or examine a netscape certificate sequence

LIBRARY

libcrypto, -lcrypto

SYNOPSIS

ooppeennssssll nnsseeqq [--iinn ffiilleennaammee] [--oouutt ffiilleennaammee] [--ttoosseeqq]

DESCRIPTION

The nnsseeqq 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

--iinn ffiilleennaammee This specifies the input filename to read or standard input if this
option is not specified.
--oouutt ffiilleennaammee specifies the output filename or standard output by default.
--ttoosseeqq normally a Netscape certificate sequence will be input and the output
is the certificates contained in it. With the --ttoosseeqq 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 PPEEMM 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.