SSL Certificates Flashcards
1
Q
PKCS12
A
- crypto object archive file format
- equivalent to Microsoft PFX
- may use file suffix .p12 or .pfx
- bundles priv key, and cert in single file
- use OpenSSL command pkcs12
- generally discouraged as a best practice due to risk of inadvertently disclosure of private key
2
Q
PEM
A
- file format for BASE64 encoded keys and certs
- use command “openssl rsa”
- file contains header/footer —BEGIN / —END