1PKCS7(1)                            OpenSSL                           PKCS7(1)
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NAME

6       openssl-pkcs7, pkcs7 - PKCS#7 utility
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SYNOPSIS

9       openssl pkcs7 [-help] [-inform PEM|DER] [-outform PEM|DER] [-in
10       filename] [-out filename] [-print_certs] [-text] [-noout] [-engine id]
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DESCRIPTION

13       The pkcs7 command processes PKCS#7 files in DER or PEM format.
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OPTIONS

16       -help
17           Print out a usage message.
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19       -inform DER|PEM
20           This specifies the input format. DER format is DER encoded PKCS#7
21           v1.5 structure.PEM (the default) is a base64 encoded version of the
22           DER form with header and footer lines.
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24       -outform DER|PEM
25           This specifies the output format, the options have the same meaning
26           and default as the -inform option.
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28       -in filename
29           This specifies the input filename to read from or standard input if
30           this option is not specified.
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32       -out filename
33           Specifies the output filename to write to or standard output by
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36       -print_certs
37           Prints out any certificates or CRLs contained in the file. They are
38           preceded by their subject and issuer names in one line format.
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40       -text
41           Prints out certificates details in full rather than just subject
42           and issuer names.
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44       -noout
45           Don't output the encoded version of the PKCS#7 structure (or
46           certificates is -print_certs is set).
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48       -engine id
49           Specifying an engine (by its unique id string) will cause pkcs7 to
50           attempt to obtain a functional reference to the specified engine,
51           thus initialising it if needed. The engine will then be set as the
52           default for all available algorithms.
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EXAMPLES

55       Convert a PKCS#7 file from PEM to DER:
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57        openssl pkcs7 -in file.pem -outform DER -out file.der
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59       Output all certificates in a file:
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61        openssl pkcs7 -in file.pem -print_certs -out certs.pem
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NOTES

64       The PEM PKCS#7 format uses the header and footer lines:
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66        -----BEGIN PKCS7-----
67        -----END PKCS7-----
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69       For compatibility with some CAs it will also accept:
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71        -----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
72        -----END CERTIFICATE-----
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RESTRICTIONS

75       There is no option to print out all the fields of a PKCS#7 file.
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77       This PKCS#7 routines only understand PKCS#7 v 1.5 as specified in
78       RFC2315 they cannot currently parse, for example, the new CMS as
79       described in RFC2630.
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SEE ALSO

82       crl2pkcs7(1)
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88       this file except in compliance with the License.  You can obtain a copy
89       in the file LICENSE in the source distribution or at
90       <https://www.openssl.org/source/license.html>.
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941.1.1                             2018-09-11                          PKCS7(1)
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