OPENSSL-STOREUTL(1ossl)

💅 OPENSSL-STOREUTL(1ossl) — the openssl-storeutl STORE command, bestie edition ✨

okay so. this page lives in the OpenSSL manual, section 1ossl, and it's literally all about openssl-storeutl — the STORE command. think of it as the little tool that goes and fetches stuff and then shows it to you. no cap, it's giving "look what I found" energy 👑

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

openssl storeutl [-help] [-out file] [-noout] [-passin arg] [-text arg]
[-r] [-certs] [-keys] [-crls] [-subject arg] [-issuer arg] [-serial arg]
[-alias arg] [-fingerprint arg] [-digest] [-engine id] [-provider name]
[-provider-path path] [-provparam [name:]key=value] [-propquery propq]
uri

that's the whole vibe right there ^ literal copy, don't come for me 🫶

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✨ DESCRIPTION ✨

so this command is literally just here to display the contents fetched from the given uri — and yes, after decryption if that's the situation, as the case may be. you point it at a URI, it goes and gets the goods, and it shows you what's inside. main character behavior honestly 💖

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🎀 OPTIONS 🎀

okay bestie, here's the full menu, no skips, no shortcuts:

• -help — prints out a usage message. the "what do I even do" button 🥺
• -out filename — this slaps a destination on it: it specifies the output file to write to. if you don't use this option, standard output is used. ⚠️ and heads up — the output file can be the same as the input, which leads to replacing the file contents. also note that file I/O is not atomic. the output file is truncated and then written. so like... be aware, it's a little chaotic 💀
• -noout — this option prevents output of the PEM data. literally "show me nothing" energy.
• -passin arg — the key password source. for more info about the format of arg, go peek at openssl-passphrase-options(1). 🔑
• -text — prints out the objects in text form, similarly to the -text output from openssl-x509(1), openssl-pkey(1), etc. it's giving readable, gorgeous, human-friendly 🌈
• -r — fetch objects recursively when possible. dive deep, bestie 🌀
• -certs, -keys, -crls — only select the certificates, keys or CRLs from the given URI. however, if this URI would return a set of names (URIs), those are always returned. 📌 note that all options must be given before the uri argument. and also note: -keys selects exclusively private keys, there is no selector for public keys only. iykyk 🗝️
• -subject arg — search for an object having the subject name arg.

the arg must be formatted as "/type0=value0/type1=value1/type2=...". special characters may be escaped by "\" (backslash), and whitespace is retained. empty values are permitted but are ignored for the search — that is, a search with an empty value will have the same effect as not specifying the type at all. giving a single "/" will lead to an empty sequence of RDNs (a NULL-DN). multi-valued RDNs can be formed by placing a "+" character instead of a "/" between the AttributeValueAssertions (AVAs) that specify the members of the set.

example:

"/DC=org/DC=OpenSSL/DC=users/UID=123456+CN=John Doe"

^ look at that formatting, iconic 👑

• -issuer arg, -serial arg — search for an object having the given issuer name and serial number. 🚨 these two options must be used together — they're a package deal, a duo, a two-piece. the issuer arg must be formatted as "/type0=value0/type1=value1/type2=...", characters may be escaped by \ (backslash), and no spaces are skipped. the serial arg may be specified as a decimal value or a hex value if preceded by "0x".
• -alias arg — search for an object having the given alias. nickname hunt 🕵️‍♀️
• -fingerprint arg — search for an object having the given fingerprint. 🫆
• -digest — the digest that was used to compute the fingerprint given with -fingerprint. these two are besties too, lowkey.
• -engine id — see "Engine Options" in openssl(1). 🫠 this option is deprecated.
• -provider name, -provider-path path, -provparam [name:]key=value, -propquery propq — see "Provider Options" in openssl(1), provider(7), and property(7). the whole provider friend group 💜

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🦋 SEE ALSO 🦋

• openssl(1)

that's it, that's the list — short and sweet fr fr 🌸

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🧚 HISTORY 🧚

• this command was added in OpenSSL 1.1.1. vintage but still cute ✨
• the -engine option was deprecated in OpenSSL 3.0. rip to a real one 💀

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👑 COPYRIGHT 👑

Copyright 2016-2024 The OpenSSL Project Authors. All Rights Reserved.

Licensed under the Apache License 2.0 (the "License"). You may not use this file except in compliance with the License. You can obtain a copy in the file LICENSE in the source distribution or at <https://www.openssl.org/source/license.html>.

real talk bestie: that license stuff is not a suggestion, it's the rules. read the License, respect the License 💅

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and that's the page!! sources say this is from 3.5.9, dated 2026-09-29, filed under OPENSSL-STOREUTL(1ossl) — go forth and fetch your objects, you gorgeous nerd 🎀💖🦋