NAME

       crlutil - List, generate, modify, or delete CRLs within the NSS security database file(s)
       and list, create, modify or delete certificates entries in a particular CRL.

SYNOPSIS

       crlutil [options] [[arguments]]

STATUS

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

DESCRIPTION

       The Certificate Revocation List (CRL) Management Tool, crlutil, is a command-line utility
       that can list, generate, modify, or delete CRLs within the NSS security database file(s)
       and list, create, modify or delete certificates entries in a particular CRL.

       The key and certificate management process generally begins with creating keys in the key
       database, then generating and managing certificates in the certificate database(see
       certutil tool) and continues with certificates expiration or revocation.

       This document discusses certificate revocation list management. For information on
       security module database management, see Using the Security Module Database Tool. For
       information on certificate and key database management, see Using the Certificate Database
       Tool.

       To run the Certificate Revocation List Management Tool, type the command

       crlutil option [arguments]

       where options 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, or with the -H
       option.

OPTIONS AND ARGUMENTS

       Options

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

       -D
           Delete Certificate Revocation List from cert database.

       -E
           Erase all CRLs of specified type from the cert database

       -G
           Create new Certificate Revocation List (CRL).

       -I
           Import a CRL to the cert database

       -L
           List existing CRL located in cert database file.

       -M
           Modify existing CRL which can be located in cert db or in arbitrary file. If located
           in file it should be encoded in ASN.1 encode format.

       -S
           Show contents of a CRL file which isn't stored in the database.

       Arguments

       Option arguments modify an action.

       -a
           Use ASCII format or allow the use of ASCII format for input and output. This
           formatting follows RFC #1113.

       -B
           Bypass CA signature checks.

       -c crl-gen-file
           Specify script file that will be used to control crl generation/modification. See
           crl-cript-file format below. If options -M|-G is used and -c crl-script-file is not
           specified, crlutil will read script data from standard input.

       -d directory
           Specify the database directory containing the certificate and key database files. On
           Unix the Certificate Database Tool defaults to $HOME/.netscape (that is, ~/.netscape).
           On Windows NT the default is the current directory.

           The NSS database files must reside in the same directory.

       -f password-file
           Specify a file that will automatically supply the password to include in a certificate
           or to access a certificate database. This is a plain-text file containing one
           password. Be sure to prevent unauthorized access to this file.

       -i crl-file
           Specify the file which contains the CRL to import or show.

       -l algorithm-name
           Specify a specific signature algorithm. List of possible algorithms: MD2 | MD4 | MD5 |
           SHA1 | SHA256 | SHA384 | SHA512

       -n nickname
           Specify the nickname of a certificate or key to list, create, add to a database,
           modify, or validate. Bracket the nickname string with quotation marks if it contains
           spaces.

       -o output-file
           Specify the output file name for new CRL. Bracket the output-file string with
           quotation marks if it contains spaces. If this argument is not used the output
           destination defaults to standard output.

       -P dbprefix
           Specify the prefix used on the NSS security database files (for example, my_cert8.db
           and my_key3.db). This option is provided as a special case. Changing the names of the
           certificate and key databases is not recommended.

       -t crl-type
           Specify type of CRL. possible types are: 0 - SEC_KRL_TYPE, 1 - SEC_CRL_TYPE. This
           option is obsolete

       -u url
           Specify the url.

       -w pwd-string
           Provide db password in command line.

       -Z algorithm
           Specify the hash algorithm to use for signing the CRL.

CRL GENERATION SCRIPT SYNTAX

       CRL generation script file has the following syntax:

       * Line with comments should have # as a first symbol of a line

       * Set "this update" or "next update" CRL fields:

       update=YYYYMMDDhhmmssZ nextupdate=YYYYMMDDhhmmssZ

       Field "next update" is optional. Time should be in GeneralizedTime format
       (YYYYMMDDhhmmssZ). For example: 20050204153000Z

       * Add an extension to a CRL or a crl certificate entry:

       addext extension-name critical/non-critical [arg1[arg2 ...]]

       Where:

       extension-name: string value of a name of known extensions. critical/non-critical: is 1
       when extension is critical and 0 otherwise. arg1, arg2: specific to extension type
       extension parameters

       addext uses the range that was set earlier by addcert and will install an extension to
       every cert entries within the range.

       * Add certificate entries(s) to CRL:

       addcert range date

       range: two integer values separated by dash: range of certificates that will be added by
       this command. dash is used as a delimiter. Only one cert will be added if there is no
       delimiter. date: revocation date of a cert. Date should be represented in GeneralizedTime
       format (YYYYMMDDhhmmssZ).

       * Remove certificate entry(s) from CRL

       rmcert range

       Where:

       range: two integer values separated by dash: range of certificates that will be added by
       this command. dash is used as a delimiter. Only one cert will be added if there is no
       delimiter.

       * Change range of certificate entry(s) in CRL

       range new-range

       Where:

       new-range: two integer values separated by dash: range of certificates that will be added
       by this command. dash is used as a delimiter. Only one cert will be added if there is no
       delimiter.

       Implemented Extensions

       The extensions defined for CRL provide methods for associating additional attributes with
       CRLs of theirs entries. For more information see RFC #3280

       * Add The Authority Key Identifier extension:

       The authority key identifier extension provides a means of identifying the public key
       corresponding to the private key used to sign a CRL.

       authKeyId critical [key-id | dn cert-serial]

       Where:

       authKeyIdent: identifies the name of an extension critical: value of 1 of 0. Should be set
       to 1 if this extension is critical or 0 otherwise. key-id: key identifier represented in
       octet string. dn:: is a CA distinguished name cert-serial: authority certificate serial
       number.

       * Add Issuer Alternative Name extension:

       The issuer alternative names extension allows additional identities to be associated with
       the issuer of the CRL. Defined options include an rfc822 name (electronic mail address), a
       DNS name, an IP address, and a URI.

       issuerAltNames non-critical name-list

       Where:

       subjAltNames: identifies the name of an extension should be set to 0 since this is
       non-critical extension name-list: comma separated list of names

       * Add CRL Number extension:

       The CRL number is a non-critical CRL extension which conveys a monotonically increasing
       sequence number for a given CRL scope and CRL issuer. This extension allows users to
       easily determine when a particular CRL supersedes another CRL

       crlNumber non-critical number

       Where:

       crlNumber: identifies the name of an extension critical: should be set to 0 since this is
       non-critical extension number: value of long which identifies the sequential number of a
       CRL.

       * Add Revocation Reason Code extension:

       The reasonCode is a non-critical CRL entry extension that identifies the reason for the
       certificate revocation.

       reasonCode non-critical code

       Where:

       reasonCode: identifies the name of an extension non-critical: should be set to 0 since
       this is non-critical extension code: the following codes are available:

       unspecified (0), keyCompromise (1), cACompromise (2), affiliationChanged (3), superseded
       (4), cessationOfOperation (5), certificateHold (6), removeFromCRL (8), privilegeWithdrawn
       (9), aACompromise (10)

       * Add Invalidity Date extension:

       The invalidity date is a non-critical CRL entry extension that provides the date on which
       it is known or suspected that the private key was compromised or that the certificate
       otherwise became invalid.

       invalidityDate non-critical date

       Where:

       crlNumber: identifies the name of an extension non-critical: should be set to 0 since this
       is non-critical extension date: invalidity date of a cert. Date should be represented in
       GeneralizedTime format (YYYYMMDDhhmmssZ).

USAGE

       The Certificate Revocation List Management Tool's capabilities are grouped as follows,
       using these combinations of options and arguments. Options and arguments in square
       brackets are optional, those without square brackets are required.

       See "Implemented extensions" for more information regarding extensions and their
       parameters.

       * Creating or modifying a CRL:

           crlutil -G|-M -c crl-gen-file -n nickname [-i crl] [-u url] [-d keydir] [-P dbprefix] [-l alg] [-a] [-B]

       * Listing all CRls or a named CRL:

                crlutil -L [-n crl-name] [-d krydir]

       * Deleting CRL from db:

                crlutil -D -n nickname [-d keydir] [-P dbprefix]

       * Erasing CRLs from db:

                crlutil -E [-d keydir] [-P dbprefix]

       * Deleting CRL from db:

                     crlutil -D -n nickname [-d keydir] [-P dbprefix]

       * Erasing CRLs from db:

                     crlutil -E [-d keydir] [-P dbprefix]

       * Import CRL from file:

                     crlutil -I -i crl [-t crlType] [-u url] [-d keydir] [-P dbprefix] [-B]

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