NAME

       cmsutil - Performs basic cryptograpic operations, such as encryption and decryption, on
       Cryptographic Message Syntax (CMS) messages.

SYNOPSIS

       cmsutil [options] [[arguments]]

STATUS

       This documentation is still work in progress. Please contribute to the initial review in
       Mozilla NSS bug 836477[1]

DESCRIPTION

       The cmsutil command-line uses the S/MIME Toolkit to perform basic operations, such as
       encryption and decryption, on Cryptographic Message Syntax (CMS) messages.

       To run cmsutil, type the command cmsutil option [arguments] where option and arguments are
       combinations of the options and arguments listed in the following section. Each command
       takes one option. Each option may take zero or more arguments. To see a usage string,
       issue the command without options.

OPTIONS AND ARGUMENTS

       Options

       Options specify an action. Option arguments modify an action. The options and arguments
       for the cmsutil command are defined as follows:

       -C
           Encrypt a message.

       -D
           Decode a message.

       -E
           Envelope a message.

       -O
           Create a certificates-only message.

       -S
           Sign a message.

       Arguments

       Option arguments modify an action.

       -b
           Decode a batch of files named in infile.

       -c content
           Use this detached content (decode only).

       -d dbdir
           Specify the key/certificate database directory (default is ".")

       -e envfile
           Specify a file containing an enveloped message for a set of recipients to which you
           would like to send an encrypted message. If this is the first encrypted message for
           that set of recipients, a new enveloped message will be created that you can then use
           for future messages (encrypt only).

       -f pwfile
           Use password file to set password on all PKCS#11 tokens.

       -G
           Include a signing time attribute (sign only).

       -H hash
           Use specified hash algorithm (default:SHA1).

       -h num
           Generate email headers with info about CMS message (decode only).

       -i infile
           Use infile as a source of data (default is stdin).

       -k
           Keep decoded encryption certs in permanent cert db.

       -N nickname
           Specify nickname of certificate to sign with (sign only).

       -n
           Suppress output of contents (decode only).

       -o outfile
           Use outfile as a destination of data (default is stdout).

       -P
           Include an S/MIME capabilities attribute.

       -p password
           Use password as key database password.

       -r recipient1,recipient2, ...
           Specify list of recipients (email addresses) for an encrypted or enveloped message.
           For certificates-only message, list of certificates to send.

       -T
           Suppress content in CMS message (sign only).

       -u certusage
           Set type of cert usage (default is certUsageEmailSigner).

       -v
           Print debugging information.

       -Y ekprefnick
           Specify an encryption key preference by nickname.

USAGE

       Encrypt Example

           cmsutil -C [-i infile] [-o outfile] [-d dbdir] [-p password] -r "recipient1,recipient2, . . ." -e envfile

       Decode Example

           cmsutil -D [-i infile] [-o outfile] [-d dbdir] [-p password] [-c content] [-n] [-h num]

       Envelope Example

           cmsutil -E [-i infile] [-o outfile] [-d dbdir] [-p password] -r "recipient1,recipient2, ..."

       Certificate-only Example

           cmsutil -O [-i infile] [-o outfile] [-d dbdir] [-p password] -r "cert1,cert2, . . ."

       Sign Message Example

           cmsutil -S [-i infile] [-o outfile] [-d dbdir] [-p password] -N nickname[-TGP] [-Y ekprefnick]

SEE ALSO

       certutil(1)

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

       For information about NSS and other tools related to NSS (like JSS), check out the NSS
       project wiki at http://www.mozilla.org/projects/security/pki/nss/. The NSS site relates
       directly to NSS code changes and releases.

       Mailing lists: https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/dev-tech-crypto

       IRC: Freenode at #dogtag-pki

AUTHORS

       The NSS tools were written and maintained by developers with Netscape, Red Hat, Sun,
       Oracle, Mozilla, and Google.

       Authors: Elio Maldonado <emaldona@redhat.com>, Deon Lackey <dlackey@redhat.com>.

LICENSE

       Licensed under the Mozilla Public License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not
       distributed with this file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.

NOTES

        1. Mozilla NSS bug 836477
           https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=836477