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author | Wojtek Kosior <wk@koszkonutek-tmp.pl.eu.org> | 2021-04-30 00:33:56 +0200 |
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committer | Wojtek Kosior <wk@koszkonutek-tmp.pl.eu.org> | 2021-04-30 00:33:56 +0200 |
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diff --git a/openssl-1.1.0h/doc/apps/nseq.pod b/openssl-1.1.0h/doc/apps/nseq.pod new file mode 100644 index 0000000..6b25e22 --- /dev/null +++ b/openssl-1.1.0h/doc/apps/nseq.pod @@ -0,0 +1,85 @@ +=pod + +=head1 NAME + +openssl-nseq, +nseq - create or examine a Netscape certificate sequence + +=head1 SYNOPSIS + +B<openssl> B<nseq> +[B<-help>] +[B<-in filename>] +[B<-out filename>] +[B<-toseq>] + +=head1 DESCRIPTION + +The B<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. + +=head1 OPTIONS + +=over 4 + +=item B<-help> + +Print out a usage message. + +=item B<-in filename> + +This specifies the input filename to read or standard input if this +option is not specified. + +=item B<-out filename> + +specifies the output filename or standard output by default. + +=item B<-toseq> + +normally a Netscape certificate sequence will be input and the output +is the certificates contained in it. With the B<-toseq> option the +situation is reversed: a Netscape certificate sequence is created from +a file of certificates. + +=back + +=head1 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 + +=head1 NOTES + +The B<PEM> 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. + +=head1 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. + +=head1 COPYRIGHT + +Copyright 2000-2016 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 +L<https://www.openssl.org/source/license.html>. + +=cut |