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6 pki --issue - Issue a certificate using a CA certificate and key
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9 pki --issue [--in file] [--type type] --cakey file|--cakeyid hex
10 --cacert file [--dn subject-dn] [--san subjectAltName]
11 [--lifetime days] [--not-before datetime] [--not-
12 after datetime] [--serial hex] [--flag flag]
13 [--digest digest] [--rsa-padding padding] [--ca]
14 [--crl uri [--crlissuer issuer]] [--ocsp uri]
15 [--pathlen len] [--nc-permitted name] [--addrblock block]
16 [--nc-excluded name] [--policy-mapping mapping]
17 [--policy-explicit len] [--policy-inhibit len]
18 [--policy-any len]
19 [--cert-policy oid [--cps-uri uri] [--user-notice text]]
20 [--outform encoding] [--debug level]
21 pki --issue --options file
23 pki --issue -h | --help
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27 This sub-command of pki(1) is used to issue a certificate using a CA
28 certificate and private key.
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31 -h, --help
32 Print usage information with a summary of the available options.
33 -v, --debug level
35 Set debug level, default: 1.
36 -+, --options file
38 Read command line options from file.
39 -i, --in file
41 Public key or PKCS#10 certificate request file to issue. If not
42 given the key/request is read from STDIN.
43 -t, --type type
45 Type of the input. One of pub (public key), priv (private key),
46 rsa (RSA private key), ecdsa (ECDSA private key), ed25519
47 (Ed25519 private key) bliss (BLISS private key) or pkcs10
48 (PKCS#10 certificate request), defaults to pub.
49 -k, --cakey file
51 CA private key file. Either this or --cakeyid is required.
52 -x, --cakeyid hex
54 Smartcard or TPM CA private key object handle in hex format with
55 an optional 0x prefix. Either this or --cakey is required.
56 -c, --cacert file
58 CA certificate file. Required.
59 -d, --dn subject-dn
61 Subject distinguished name (DN) of the issued certificate.
62 -a, --san subjectAltName
64 subjectAltName extension to include in certificate. Can be used
65 multiple times.
66 -l, --lifetime days
68 Days the certificate is valid, default: 1095. Ignored if both an
69 absolute start and end time are given.
70 -F, --not-before datetime
72 Absolute time when the validity of the certificate begins. The
73 datetime format is defined by the --dateform option.
74 -T, --not-after datetime
76 Absolute time when the validity of the certificate ends. The
77 datetime format is defined by the --dateform option.
78 -D, --dateform form
80 strptime(3) format for the --not-before and --not-after options,
81 default: %d.%m.%y %T
82 -s, --serial hex
84 Serial number in hex. It is randomly allocated by default.
85 -e, --flag flag
87 Add extendedKeyUsage flag. One of serverAuth, clientAuth, crl‐
88 Sign, or ocspSigning. Can be used multiple times.
89 -g, --digest digest
91 Digest to use for signature creation. One of md5, sha1, sha224,
92 sha256, sha384, or sha512. The default is determined based on
93 the type and size of the signature key.
94 -R, --rsa-padding padding
96 Padding to use for RSA signatures. Either pkcs1 or pss, defaults
97 to pkcs1.
98 -f, --outform encoding
100 Encoding of the created certificate file. Either der (ASN.1 DER)
101 or pem (Base64 PEM), defaults to der.
102 -b, --ca
104 Include CA basicConstraint extension in certificate.
105 -u, --crl uri
107 CRL distribution point URI to include in certificate. Can be
108 used multiple times.
109 -I, --crlissuer issuer
111 Optional CRL issuer for the CRL at the preceding distribution
112 point.
113 -o, --ocsp uri
115 OCSP AuthorityInfoAccess URI to include in certificate. Can be
116 used multiple times.
117 -p, --pathlen len
119 Set path length constraint.
120 -B, --addrblock block
122 RFC 3779 address block to include in certificate. block is
123 either a CIDR subnet (such as 10.0.0.0/8) or an arbitrary
124 address range (192.168.1.7-192.168.1.13). Can be repeated to
125 include multiple blocks. Please note that the supplied blocks
126 are included in the certificate as is, so for standards compli‐
127 ance, multiple blocks must be supplied in correct order and
128 adjacent blocks must be combined. Refer to RFC 3779 for details.
129 -n, --nc-permitted name
131 Add permitted NameConstraint extension to certificate. For DNS
132 or email constraints, the identity type is not always detectable
133 by the given name. Use the dns: or email: prefix to force a con‐
134 straint type.
135 -N, --nc-excluded name
137 Add excluded NameConstraint extension to certificate. For DNS or
138 email constraints, the identity type is not always detectable by
139 the given name. Use the dns: or email: prefix to force a con‐
140 straint type.
141 -M, --policy-mapping issuer-oid:subject-oid
143 Add policyMapping from issuer to subject OID.
144 -E, --policy-explicit len
146 Add requireExplicitPolicy constraint.
147 -H, --policy-inhibit len
149 Add inhibitPolicyMapping constraint.
150 -A, --policy-any len
152 Add inhibitAnyPolicy constraint.
153 Certificate Policy
155 Multiple certificatePolicy extensions can be added. Each with the fol‐
156 lowing information:
157 -P, --cert-policy oid
159 OID to include in certificatePolicy extension. Required.
160 -C, --cps-uri uri
162 Certification Practice statement URI for certificatePolicy.
163 -U, --user-notice text
165 User notice for certificatePolicy.
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168 To save repetitive typing, command line options can be stored in files.
169 Lets assume pki.opt contains the following contents:
170 --cacert ca_cert.der --cakey ca_key.der --digest sha256
172 --flag serverAuth --lifetime 1460 --type pkcs10
173 Then the following command can be used to issue a certificate based on
175 a given PKCS#10 certificate request and the options above:
176 pki --issue --options pki.opt --in req.der > cert.der
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