1NSEQ(1) OpenSSL NSEQ(1)
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6 nseq - create or examine a netscape certificate sequence
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9 openssl nseq [-in filename] [-out filename] [-toseq]
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12 The nseq command takes a file containing a Netscape certificate
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19 This specifies the input filename to read or standard input if this
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26 normally a Netscape certificate sequence will be input and the
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32 Output the certificates in a Netscape certificate sequence
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34 openssl nseq -in nseq.pem -out certs.pem
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36 Create a Netscape certificate sequence
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38 openssl nseq -in certs.pem -toseq -out nseq.pem
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41 The PEM encoded form uses the same headers and footers as a
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47 A Netscape certificate sequence is a Netscape specific form that can be
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55 and output files and allowing multiple certificate files to be used.
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