diff --git a/pages/linux/certtool.md b/pages/linux/certtool.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..63e0fc2f0c --- /dev/null +++ b/pages/linux/certtool.md @@ -0,0 +1,24 @@ +# certtool + +> Generate and manage X.509 certificates, keys, and PKI structures using GnuTLS. +> More information: . + +- Generate a private key and save it to a file: + +`certtool {{[-p|--generate-privkey]}} --outfile {{path/to/private.key}}` + +- Generate a self-signed certificate using a private key and a template file: + +`certtool {{[-s|--generate-self-signed]}} --load-privkey {{path/to/private.key}} --template {{path/to/info.template}} --outfile {{path/to/certificate.crt}}` + +- Generate a certificate signing request (CSR): + +`certtool {{[-q|--generate-request]}} --load-privkey {{path/to/private.key}} --template {{path/to/info.template}} --outfile {{path/to/request.csr}}` + +- Generate a certificate authority (CA) certificate: + +`certtool {{[-s|--generate-self-signed]}} --load-privkey {{path/to/ca.key}} --template {{path/to/ca.template}} --outfile {{path/to/ca.crt}}` + +- Verify a certificate against a CA certificate: + +`certtool --verify --infile {{path/to/certificate.crt}} --load-ca-certificate {{path/to/ca.crt}}`