How can I convert my SSL to a format accepted by Pipe Ten?

Our managed solutions accept the PEM format of SSL certificates. PEM format certificates can usually be recognised because they are prefixed with —–BEGIN CERTIFICATE—– and end with —–END CERTIFICATE—–. If you have another format of SSL below are ways of converting these SSL’s into the PEM format for installation on our infrastructure. This guide uses OpenSSL for conversion between formats.

The conversion is done on a command line, most frequently in Linux however is possible to do this on any command line with OpenSSL.

1. Install OpenSSL

   In Ubuntu, it is as easy to install OpenSSL as:

   apt-get install openssl
   

   In CentOS, it is as easy to install OpenSSL as:

   yum install openssl
   

   In Windows, you can install OpenSSL binaries and use the below commands from command prompt.

   OpenSSL do not directly offer binaries however some third parties do.

2. Prepare to execute our conversions

   On Windows:

   Windows button + R to bring up run
   Type cmd to open command prompt
   In command prompt type cd C:\path\to\openssl\binary
   Then use the appropriate command below for your ideal conversion.

   On Ubuntu/CentOS:

   CTRL + ALT + T to bring up terminal
   Then use the appropriate command below for your ideal conversion.

3. Convert non-PEM certificates to PEM

   Once OpenSSL is installed, these commands can be used on any platform with OpenSSL to convert non-PEM formatted SSL certificates into PEM certificates.

   DER -> PEM Conversion

   openssl x509 -inform der -in certificate.cer -out certificate.pem
   

   P7B -> PEM Conversion

   openssl pkcs7 -print_certs -in certificate.p7b -out certificate.cer
   

   PFX -> PEM Conversion

   openssl pkcs12 -in certificate.pfx -out certificate.cer -nodes</li>
   

4. Convert PEM certificate to PFX

   Some customers would like to use their SSL’s on other applications which require different formats.

   After reaching terminal you can use these commands to change your certificate to different formats.

   PEM -> PFX Conversion

   openssl pkcs12 -inkey your_private_key.key -in your_certificate.pem -export -out your_new_pfx_certificate.pfx
   

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