NSEQ(1SSL) OpenSSL NSEQ(1SSL)
NAME
openssl-nseq, nseq - create or examine a Netscape certificate sequence
SYNOPSIS
openssl nseq [-help] [-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.
OPTIONS
-help
Print out a usage message.
-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 format 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.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright 2000-2017 The OpenSSL Project Authors. All Rights Reserved.
Licensed under the OpenSSL license (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 at
<https://www.openssl.org/source/license.html>.
1.1.1g 2020-04-21 NSEQ(1SSL)