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https://github.com/nbeguier/certificate_easy
Certificate reader and creater via CLI
https://github.com/nbeguier/certificate_easy
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Certificate reader and creater via CLI
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/nbeguier/certificate_easy
- Owner: nbeguier
- License: apache-2.0
- Created: 2017-01-31T08:54:46.000Z (over 7 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2023-02-12T17:36:47.000Z (over 1 year ago)
- Last Synced: 2024-07-09T11:11:47.714Z (3 months ago)
- Topics: certificate, cli, python, x509, x509certificates
- Language: Python
- Homepage:
- Size: 66.4 KB
- Stars: 3
- Watchers: 3
- Forks: 1
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE
- Code of conduct: CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
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README
# Cert Easy
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Certificate reader and creater via CLI
## Prerequisites
### Debian/Ubuntu
```
apt install python3-pip
pip3 install -r requirements.txt
```
### MacOS
```
brew install python3
pip3 install -r requirements.txt
```
## Usage
```
$ python3 gen_ca.py --help
usage: gen_ca.py [-h] [--version] [--output OUTPUT] [--cn CN] [--validity VALIDITY]
optional arguments:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
--version show program's version number and exit
--output OUTPUT, -o OUTPUT
Output directory.
--cn CN Common name.
--validity VALIDITY, -v VALIDITY
Validity.
```
```
$ python3 gen_client.py --help
usage: gen_client.py [-h] [--version] [--output OUTPUT] [--cn CN] [--validity VALIDITY]
optional arguments:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
--version show program's version number and exit
--output OUTPUT, -o OUTPUT
Output directory.
--cn CN Common name.
--validity VALIDITY, -v VALIDITY
Validity.
```
```
$ python3 cert_easy.py --help
usage: cert_easy.py [-h] [--version] {display,verify} ...
positional arguments:
{display,verify} commands
display Display certificate.
verify verifiy couple CA, CERTIFICATE
optional arguments:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
--version show program's version number and exit
$ python3 cert_easy.py display --help
usage: cert_easy.py display [-h] [--input INPUT] [--input-fqdn INPUT_FQDN] [--extensions] [--port PORT]
optional arguments:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
--input INPUT, -i INPUT
Certificate path.
--input-fqdn INPUT_FQDN, -u INPUT_FQDN
Certificate FQDN.
--extensions, -e Display extensions and signature.
--port PORT, -p PORT Change HTTPs port.
$ python3 cert_easy.py verify --help
usage: cert_easy.py verify [-h] [--input INPUT] [--ca CA] [--input-fqdn INPUT_FQDN] [--port PORT]
optional arguments:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
--input INPUT, -i INPUT
Certificate path.
--ca CA CA path.
--input-fqdn INPUT_FQDN, -f INPUT_FQDN
Certificate FQDN.
--port PORT, -p PORT Change HTTPs port.
```
## Examples
### Generate own certificate
```bash
# Generate certificate
mkdir ssl_test
# Generating CA
python3 gen_ca.py --output ssl_test/
# Generating Certificate
python3 gen_client.py --output ssl_test/
# Display your certificate
python3 cert_easy.py display --input ssl_test/client.pem
# Verify couple ca
python3 cert_easy.py verify --input ssl_test/client.pem --ca ssl_test/ca.pem
```
### Display server certificate
```bash
# Display server certificate
python3 cert_easy.py display --input-fqdn github.com
```
### Test certificate in a local HTTPS server
```bash
# Start HTTPS Server
python3 simple_https_server.py &
# Should fail (000)
curl -s -o /dev/null -w "%{http_code}\n" https://localhost:8443/
# Sould be a sucess (200)
curl -s -o /dev/null -w "%{http_code}\n" https://localhost:8443/ --cacert ssl_test/ca.pem
# Verify CA
python3 cert_easy.py verify --input-fqdn localhost --port 8443 --ca ssl_test/ca.pem
```
### Verify server certificate
```bash
# Verify certificate with private ca (should fail)
python3 cert_easy.py verify --input-fqdn github.com --ca ssl/ca.pem
# Download github ca
# Extract it in the dump
openssl s_client -showcerts -connect github.com:443