STRONGSWAN_PKI---PUB(1)

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version 6.0.7 · 4 versions
, in fedora 43, fedora 44

💖 NAME 💖

okay so bestie, this is the PKI --PUB(1) page — the pki --pub sub-command, and what it does is extract a public key from a private key or a certificate. that's it. that's the whole job. iconic. 🎀

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

pki --pub [--in file|--keyid hex] [--type type] [--outform encoding]
          [--debug level]

pki --pub --options file

pki --pub -h | --help

like, look at her. she's giving "i only do one thing and i do it flawlessly". 🦋

🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

so this is a sub-command of pki(1), right? and what it does is pull public keys out of private keys and certificates. that's the vibe. no cap, that's literally the entire personality. 💅

👑 OPTIONS 👑

  • -h, --help — prints the usage info plus a little summary of everything you can throw at her. your girl's way of saying "here's the menu bestie". 🫶
  • -v, --debug level — sets the debug level. default is 1. turn it up if you wanna see the gossip. 🔥
  • -+, --options file — reads the command line options straight out of file. yes the flag is literally -+. she's quirky like that. ✨
  • -i, --in file — the input file. and if you don't give her one? she reads from STDIN instead. so pipe it in, she's flexible. 💜
  • -x, --keyid hex — smartcard or TPM private key object handle, in hex format, with an optional 0x prefix. fancy hardware girlies, this one's for you. 💳
  • -t, --type type — the type of the input. pick exactly one of: priv (private key), rsa (RSA private key), ecdsa (ECDSA private key), pub (public key), pkcs10 (PKCS#10 certificate request), or x509 (X.509 certificate). defaults to priv. ⭐
  • -f, --outform encoding — how the extracted public key gets encoded on the way out. one of: der (ASN.1 DER), pem (Base64 PEM), dnskey (RFC 3110 DNS key), or sshkey (RFC 4253 SSH key). defaults to der. pick your aesthetic. 🌈

🌟 EXAMPLES 🌟

extract the public key from an RSA private key:

pki --pub --in key.der > pub.der

extract the public key from an X.509 certificate:

pki --pub --in cert.der --type x509 > pub.der

see how she ate that. both times. no crumbs. 😭💅

🦋 SEE ALSO 🦋

pki(1)

and that's the whole page bestie!! remember: --PUB energy only, stay hydrated, and never extract a public key without your main character confidence. 💖

mwah 💋 this was strongSwan 6.0.7, dated 2013-07-31 — yeah she's an elder but she still slays, periodt. 🌸

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