NAME

       pki --self - Create a self-signed certificate

SYNOPSIS

       pki --self [--in file|--keyid hex] [--type t] --dn distinguished-name [--san subjectAltName]
                  [--lifetime days] [--not-before datetime] [--not-after datetime] [--serial hex] [--flag flag]
                  [--digest digest] [--rsa-padding padding] [--ca] [--ocsp uri] [--pathlen len]
                  [--addrblock block] [--nc-permitted name] [--nc-excluded name] [--critical oid]
                  [--policy-mapping mapping] [--policy-explicit len] [--policy-inhibit len] [--policy-any len]
                  [--cert-policy oid [--cps-uri uri] [--user-notice text]] [--outform encoding] [--debug level]

       pki --self --options file

       pki --self -h | --help

DESCRIPTION

       This sub-command of pki(1) is used to create a self-signed certificate.

OPTIONS

       -h, --help
              Print usage information with a summary of the available options.

       -v, --debug level
              Set debug level, default: 1.

       -+, --options file
              Read command line options from file.

       -i, --in file
              Private key input file. If not given the key is read from STDIN.

       -x, --keyid hex
              Smartcard or TPM private key object handle in hex format with an optional 0x prefix.

       -t, --type type
              Type of the input key. Either priv, rsa, ecdsa, ed25519, ed448 or bliss, defaults to priv.

       -d, --dn distinguished-name
              Subject and issuer distinguished name (DN). Required.

       -a, --san subjectAltName
              subjectAltName extension to include in certificate. Can be used multiple times.

       -l, --lifetime days
              Days the certificate is valid, default: 1095. Ignored if both an absolute start and end  time  are
              given.

       -F, --not-before datetime
              Absolute  time  when the validity of the certificate begins. The datetime format is defined by the
              --dateform option.

       -T, --not-after datetime
              Absolute time when the validity of the certificate ends. The datetime format  is  defined  by  the
              --dateform option.

       -D, --dateform form
              strptime(3) format for the --not-before and --not-after options, default: %d.%m.%y %T

       -s, --serial hex
              Serial number in hex. It is randomly allocated by default.

       -e, --flag flag
              Add  extendedKeyUsage  flag.  One  of serverAuth, clientAuth, crlSign, or ocspSigning. Can be used
              multiple times.

       -g, --digest digest
              Digest to use for signature creation. One of md5, sha1, sha224, sha256, sha384,  or  sha512.   The
              default is determined based on the type and size of the signature key.

       -R, --rsa-padding padding
              Padding to use for RSA signatures. Either pkcs1 or pss, defaults to pkcs1.

       -f, --outform encoding
              Encoding  of the created certificate file. Either der (ASN.1 DER) or pem (Base64 PEM), defaults to
              der.

       -b, --ca
              Include CA basicConstraint extension in certificate.

       -o, --ocsp uri
              OCSP AuthorityInfoAccess URI to include in certificate. Can be used multiple times.

       -p, --pathlen len
              Set path length constraint.

       -B, --addrblock block
              RFC 3779 address block to include  in  certificate.  block  is  either  a  CIDR  subnet  (such  as
              10.0.0.0/8)  or  an arbitrary address range (192.168.1.7-192.168.1.13). Can be repeated to include
              multiple blocks.  Please note that the supplied blocks are included in the certificate as  is,  so
              for  standards  compliance,  multiple blocks must be supplied in correct order and adjacent blocks
              must be combined. Refer to RFC 3779 for details.

       -n, --nc-permitted name
              Add permitted NameConstraint extension to certificate. For DNS or email constraints, the  identity
              type  is  not  always  detectable  by  the  given  name.  Use the dns: or email: prefix to force a
              constraint type.

       -N, --nc-excluded name
              Add excluded NameConstraint extension to certificate. For DNS or email constraints,  the  identity
              type  is  not  always  detectable  by  the  given  name.  Use the dns: or email: prefix to force a
              constraint type.

       -X, --critical oid
              Add a critical extension with the given OID.

       -M, --policy-mapping issuer-oid:subject-oid
              Add policyMapping from issuer to subject OID.

       -E, --policy-explicit len
              Add requireExplicitPolicy constraint.

       -H, --policy-inhibit len
              Add inhibitPolicyMapping constraint.

       -A, --policy-any len
              Add inhibitAnyPolicy constraint.

   Certificate Policy
       Multiple certificatePolicy extensions can be added. Each with the following information:

       -P, --cert-policy oid
              OID to include in certificatePolicy extension. Required.

       -C, --cps-uri uri
              Certification Practice statement URI for certificatePolicy.

       -U, --user-notice text
              User notice for certificatePolicy.

EXAMPLES

       Generate a self-signed certificate using the given RSA key:

         pki --self --in key.der --dn "C=CH, O=strongSwan, CN=moon" \
             --san moon.strongswan.org > cert.der

SEE ALSO

       pki(1)