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pki --issue - Issue a certificate using a CA certificate and key
SYNOPSIS
pki --issue [--in file] [--type type] --cakey file|--cakeyid hex
--cacert file [--dn subject-dn] [--san subjectAltName]
[--lifetime days] [--not-before datetime] [--not-
after datetime] [--serial hex] [--flag flag]
[--digest digest] [--ca] [--crl uri [--crlissuer issuer]]
[--ocsp uri] [--pathlen len] [--nc-permitted name] [--nc-
excluded name] [--policy-mapping mapping]
[--policy-explicit len] [--policy-inhibit len]
[--policy-any len]
[--cert-policy oid [--cps-uri uri] [--user-notice text]]
[--outform encoding] [--debug level]
pki --issue --options file
pki --issue -h | --help
DESCRIPTION
This sub-command of pki(1) is used to issue a certificate using a CA
certificate and private key.
OPTIONS-h, --help
Print usage information with a summary of the available options.
-v, --debug level
Set debug level, default: 1.
-+, --options file
Read command line options from file.
-i, --in file
Public key or PKCS#10 certificate request file to issue. If not
given the key/request is read from STDIN.
-t, --type type
Type of the input. Either pub for a public key, or pkcs10 for a
PKCS#10 certificate request, defaults to pub.
-k, --cakey file
CA private key file. Either this or --cakeyid is required.
-x, --cakeyid hex
Key ID of a CA private key on a smartcard. Either this or
--cakey is required.
-c, --cacert file
CA certificate file. Required.
-d, --dn subject-dn
Subject distinguished name (DN) of the issued certificate.
-a, --san subjectAltName
subjectAltName extension to include in certificate. Can be used
multiple times.
-l, --lifetime days
Days the certificate is valid, default: 1095. Ignored if both an
absolute start and end time are given.
-F, --not-before datetime
Absolute time when the validity of the certificate begins. The
datetime format is defined by the --dateform option.
-T, --not-after datetime
Absolute time when the validity of the certificate ends. The
datetime format is defined by the --dateform option.
-D, --dateform form
strptime(3) format for the --not-before and --not-after options,
default: %d.%m.%y %T
-s, --serial hex
Serial number in hex. It is randomly allocated by default.
-e, --flag flag
Add extendedKeyUsage flag. One of serverAuth, clientAuth, crl‐
Sign, or ocspSigning. Can be used multiple times.
-g, --digest digest
Digest to use for signature creation. One of md5, sha1, sha224,
sha256, sha384, or sha512. Defaults to sha1.
-f, --outform encoding
Encoding of the created certificate file. Either der (ASN.1 DER)
or pem (Base64 PEM), defaults to der.
-b, --ca
Include CA basicConstraint extension in certificate.
-u, --crl uri
CRL distribution point URI to include in certificate. Can be
used multiple times.
-I, --crlissuer issuer
Optional CRL issuer for the CRL at the preceding distribution
point.
-o, --ocsp uri
OCSP AuthorityInfoAccess URI to include in certificate. Can be
used multiple times.
-p, --pathlen len
Set path length constraint.
-n, --nc-permitted name
Add permitted NameConstraint extension to certificate.
-N, --nc-excluded name
Add excluded NameConstraint extension to certificate.
-M, --policy-mapping issuer-oid:subject-oid
Add policyMapping from issuer to subject OID.
-E, --policy-explicit len
Add requireExplicitPolicy constraint.
-H, --policy-inhibit len
Add inhibitPolicyMapping constraint.
-A, --policy-any len
Add inhibitAnyPolicy constraint.
Certificate Policy
Multiple certificatePolicy extensions can be added. Each with the fol‐
lowing information:
-P, --cert-policy oid
OID to include in certificatePolicy extension. Required.
-C, --cps-uri uri
Certification Practice statement URI for certificatePolicy.
-U, --user-notice text
User notice for certificatePolicy.
EXAMPLES
To save repetitive typing, command line options can be stored in files.
Lets assume pki.opt contains the following contents:
--cacert ca_cert.der --cakey ca_key.der --digest sha256
--flag serverAuth --lifetime 1460 --type pkcs10
Then the following command can be used to issue a certificate based on
a given PKCS#10 certificate request and the options above:
pki --issue --options pki.opt --in req.der > cert.der
SEE ALSOpki(1)5.1.3 2013-08-12 PKI --ISSUE(1)
