PKI --SELF(1) strongSwan PKI --SELF(1)NAME
pki --self - Create a self-signed certificate
SYNOPSIS
pki --self [--in file|--keyid hex] [--type t] --dn distinguished-name
[--san subjectAltName] [--lifetime days] [--not-
before datetime] [--not-after datetime] [--serial hex]
[--flag flag] [--digest digest] [--ca] [--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 --self --options file
pki --self -h | --help
DESCRIPTION
This sub-command of pki(1) is used to create a self-signed certificate.
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
Private key input file. If not given the key is read from STDIN.
-x, --keyid hex
Key ID of a private key on a smartcard.
-t, --type type
Type of the input key. Either rsa or ecdsa, defaults to rsa.
-d, --dn distinguished-name
Subject and issuer distinguished name (DN). Required.
-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.
-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
Generate a self-signed certificate using the given RSA key:
pki --self --in key.der --dn "C=CH, O=strongSwan, CN=moon" \
--san moon.strongswan.org > cert.der
SEE ALSOpki(1)5.1.3 2013-07-31 PKI --SELF(1)
