NAME

       pki-client - Command-line interface for managing the NSS database on PKI client.

SYNOPSIS

       pki [CLI-options] client
       pki [CLI-options] client-init [command-options]
       pki [CLI-options] client-cert-find [command-options]
       pki [CLI-options] client-cert-request [subject-DN] [command-options]
       pki [CLI-options] client-cert-import [nickname] [command-options]
       pki [CLI-options] client-cert-mod nickname [command-options]
       pki [CLI-options] client-cert-show nickname [command-options]
       pki [CLI-options] client-cert-del nickname [command-options]

DESCRIPTION

       The  pki-client  commands  provide  command-line  interfaces  to  manage the NSS database on the client's
       machine.

       pki [CLI-options] client
           This command is to list available client commands.

       pki [CLI-options] client-init [command-options]
           This command is to create a new NSS database for the client.

       pki [CLI-options] client-cert-find [command-options]
           This command is to list certificates in the NSS database.

       pki [CLI-options] client-cert-request [subject-DN] [command-options]
           This command is to generate and submit a certificate request.

       pki [CLI-options] client-cert-import [nickname] [command-options]
           This command is to import a certificate into the NSS database.

       pki [CLI-options] client-cert-mod nickname [command-options]
           This command is to modify a certificate in the NSS database.

       pki [CLI-options] client-cert-show nickname [command-options]
           This command is to view a certificate in the NSS database.

       pki [CLI-options] client-cert-del nickname [command-options]
           This command is to delete a certificate from the NSS database.

OPTIONS

       The CLI options are described in pki(1).

OPERATIONS

       To  view  available  client  commands,  type  pki  client.   To  view  each  command's  usage,  type  pki
       client-<command> --help.

       To create a new database execute the following command:

              $ pki -d <NSS database location> -c <NSS database password> client-init

       To list certificates in the NSS database:

              $ pki -d <NSS database location> -c <NSS database password> client-cert-find

       To request a certificate:

              $ pki -d <NSS database location> -c <NSS database password> client-cert-request [subject DN]

       The subject DN requirement depends on the certificate profile being requested.  Some profiles may require
       the user to provide a subject DN in a certain format.  Some other profiles may generate their own subject
       DN.

       Certain  profiles may also require additional authentication.  To authenticate, a username and a password
       can be specified using the --username and --password options, respectively.  If the  subject  DN  is  not
       specififed the CLI may use the username to generate a default subject DN "UID=username".

       To import a certificate from a file into the NSS database:

              $ pki -d <NSS database location> -c <NSS database password> client-cert-import [*nickname*] \
                  --cert <path>

       To import a CA certificate from a file into the NSS database:

              $ pki -d <NSS database location> -c <NSS database password> client-cert-import <nickname> \
                  --ca-cert <path>

       To import certificates and private keys from a PKCS #12 file into the NSS database:

              $ pki -d <NSS database location> -c <NSS database password> client-cert-import \
                  --pkcs12 <path> --pkcs12-password <password>

       To import a certificate from CA server into the NSS database:

              $ pki -d <NSS database location> -c <NSS database password> client-cert-import <nickname> \
                  --serial <serial number>

       To import a CA certificate from CA server into the NSS database:

              $ pki -d <NSS database location> -c <NSS database password> client-cert-import <nickname> \
                  --ca-server

       To modify a certificate's trust attributes in the NSS database:

              $ pki -d <NSS database location> -c <NSS database password> client-cert-mod <nickname> \
                  --trust <trust attributes>

       To display a certificate in the NSS database:

              $ pki -d <NSS database location> -c <NSS database password> client-cert-show <nickname>

       To export a certificate from the NSS database into a PEM file:

              $ pki -d <NSS database location> -c <NSS database password> client-cert-show <nickname> \
                  --cert <path>

       To export a certificate chain with the private key from the NSS database into a PKCS #12 file:

              $ pki -d <NSS database location> -c <NSS database password> client-cert-show <nickname> \
                  --pkcs12 <path> --pkcs12-password <password>

       To export a certificate chain with the private key with a password file:

              $ pki -d <NSS database location> -c <NSS database password> client-cert-show <nickname> \
                  --pkcs12 <path> --pkcs12-password-file <path>

       To export a client certificate with the private key from the NSS database into a PEM file:

              $ pki -d <NSS database location> -c <NSS database password> client-cert-show <nickname> \
                  --client-cert <path>

       To delete a certificate from the NSS database:

              $ pki -d <NSS database location> -c <NSS database password> client-cert-del <nickname>

AUTHORS

       Ade Lee <alee@redhat.com>, Endi Dewata <edewata@redhat.com>, and Matthew Harmsen <mharmsen@redhat.com>.

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright  (c)  2014  Red  Hat,  Inc.   This  is licensed under the GNU General Public License, version 2
       (GPLv2).  A copy of this license is available at ⟨http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.txt⟩.