pki --self (1)

Contents

NAME
SYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
OPTIONS
Certificate Policy
EXAMPLES
SEE ALSO

NAME

pki --self - Create a self-signed certificate

SYNOPSIS

[--in file|--keyid hex] [ --type t ] --dn~distinguished-name [ --san subjectAltName ] [ --lifetime days ] [ --serial hex ] [ --flag flag ] [ --digest digest ] [ --ca ] [ --ocsp uri ] [ --pathlen len ] [ --nc-permitted name ] [ --nc-excluded name ] [ --policy-mapping mapping ] [ --policy-explicit len ] [ --policy-inhibit len ] [ --policy-any len ] [ --cert-policy oid [--cps-uri uri] [--user-notice text] ] [ --outform encoding ] [ --debug level ] --options~file -h | --help

DESCRIPTION

This sub-command of pki(1) is used to create a self-signed certificate.

OPTIONS

-h, --help
Print usage information with a summary of the available options.
-v, --debug level
Set debug level, default: 1.
-+, --options file
Read command line options from file.
-i, --in file
Private key input file. If not given the key is read from STDIN.
-x, --keyid hex
Key ID of a private key on a smartcard.
-t, --type type
Type of the input key. Either rsa or ecdsa, defaults to rsa.
-d, --dn distinguished-name
Subject and issuer distinguished name (DN). Required.
-a, --san subjectAltName
subjectAltName extension to include in certificate. Can be used multiple times.
-l, --lifetime days
Days the certificate is valid, default: 1095.
-s, --serial hex
Serial number in hex. It is randomly allocated by default.
-e, --flag flag
Add extendedKeyUsage flag. One of serverAuth, clientAuth, crlSign, or ocspSigning. Can be used multiple times.
-g, --digest digest
Digest to use for signature creation. One of md5, sha1, sha224, sha256, sha384, or sha512. Defaults to sha1.
-f, --outform encoding
Encoding of the created certificate file. Either der (ASN.1 DER) or pem (Base64 PEM), defaults to der.
-b, --ca
Include CA basicConstraint extension in certificate.
-o, --ocsp uri
OCSP AuthorityInfoAccess URI to include in certificate. Can be used multiple times.
-p, --pathlen len
Set path length constraint.
-n, --nc-permitted name
Add permitted NameConstraint extension to certificate.
-N, --nc-excluded name
Add excluded NameConstraint extension to certificate.
-M, --policy-mapping issuer-oid:subject-oid
Add policyMapping from issuer to subject OID.
-E, --policy-explicit len
Add requireExplicitPolicy constraint.
-H, --policy-inhibit len
Add inhibitPolicyMapping constraint.
-A, --policy-any len
Add inhibitAnyPolicy constraint.

Certificate Policy

Multiple certificatePolicy extensions can be added. Each with the following information:
-P, --cert-policy oid
OID to include in certificatePolicy extension. Required.
-C, --cps-uri uri
Certification Practice statement URI for certificatePolicy.
-U, --user-notice text
User notice for certificatePolicy.

EXAMPLES

Generate a self-signed certificate using the given RSA key:


  pki --self --in key.der --dn "C=CH, O=strongSwan, CN=moon" \
      --san moon.strongswan.org > cert.der

SEE ALSO

pki(1)