NAME

       pki --req - Create a PKCS#10 certificate request

SYNOPSIS

       pki --req [--in file|--keyid hex] [--type type] --dn distinguished-name
                 [--san subjectAltName] [--profile profile] [--password password]
                 [--digest digest] [--rsa-padding padding] [--outform encoding] [--debug level]

       pki --req [--in file|--keyid hex] [--type type] --oldreq file [--password password]
                 [--digest digest] [--rsa-padding padding] [--outform encoding] [--debug level]

       pki --req --options file

       pki --req -h | --help

DESCRIPTION

       This sub-command of pki(1) is used to create a PKCS#10 certificate request.

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 or bliss, defaults to priv.

       -d, --dn distinguished-name
              Subject distinguished name (DN). Required if the --dn option is not set.

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

       -P, --profile profile
              Certificate profile name to be included in the certificate request. Can be any UTF8
              string. Supported e.g. by openxpki (with profiles pc-client, tls-server,  etc.)  or
              pki  --issue (with profiles server, client, dual, or ocsp) that are translated into
              corresponding Extended Key Usage (EKU) flags in the generated X.509 certificate.

       -p, --password password
              The challengePassword to include in the certificate request.

       -o, --oldreq file
              Old certificate request to be used as a template. Required if the  --dn  option  is
              not  set.  The  public  key  in the old certificate request is replaced and a fresh
              signature  is  generated  using   the   new   private   key.   Optionally   a   new
              challengePassword may be set using the --password option.

       -g, --digest digest
              Digest  to use for signature creation. One of sha1, sha224, sha256, sha384, sha512,
              sha3_224, sha3_256, sha3_384, or sha3_512. 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.

EXAMPLES

       Generate a certificate request for an RSA key, with a subjectAltName extension and a  TLS-
       server profile:

         pki --req --in key.der --dn "C=CH, O=strongSwan, CN=moon" \
             --san moon@strongswan.org --profile server > req.der

       Generate a certificate request for a renewed key based on an existing template

         pki --req --in myNewKey.der --oldreq myReq.der > myNewReq.der

       Generate a certificate request for an ECDSA key and a different digest:

         pki --req --in key.der --type ecdsa --digest sha256 \
             --dn "C=CH, O=strongSwan, CN=carol"  > req.der

SEE ALSO

       pki(1)