PKCS12 Certificate Bundle File

This chapter provides a quick introduction of the PKCS12 certificate bundle file. Topics include introduction of PKCS12 file format; creating a PKCS12 bundle with 'openssl' and 'keytool'; converting PKCS12 bundle to PEM bundle.

What Is PKCS12 File Format

"openssl pkcs12 -export" - Certificate and Key Bundle

"openssl pkcs12 -export" - Certificate Chain and Key Bundle

"openssl pkcs12 -export" - 3-Level Certificate Chain and Key Bundle

"openssl pkcs12 -export" - Limitations and Errors

"keytool -genkeypair" - Certificate and Key Bundle

"keytool -importcert" - Certificate-Only Bundle

"keytool -storetype pkcs12" - Limitations and Errors

ASN.1 Data Structure of PKCS13 File

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Table of Contents

 About This Book

 Introduction of PKI (Public Key Infrastructure)

 Introduction of PKI Certificate

 PKI Certificate File Formats

 OpenSSL - Cryptography Toolkit

 "openssl ca" - CA (Certificate Authority) Tool

 Java "keytool" Commands and KeyStore Files

 PKI Certificate Store

PKCS12 Certificate Bundle File

 PKCS7 Certificate Chain File

 PKI Certificate Related Terminology

 References

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