How to display remote SSL certificate details with CLI tools/cURL?
To display remote SSL certificate details in the console, just like you would in a browser, you can use the following solutions.
Solution 1 - Using openssl
You can use openssl command like this. Replace the highlighted part with the
select domain name
echo | openssl s_client -showcerts -servername google.com -connect google.com:443 2>/dev/null | openssl x509 -inform pem -noout -text
Solution 2 - Using curl
Using the curl you don't get as much information but it may be what you are
looking for.
curl --insecure -vvI https://www.google.com 2>&1 | awk 'BEGIN { cert=0 } /^\* SSL connection/ { cert=1 } /^\*/ { if (cert) print }'
Solution 3 - Using nmap
Another solution is to use nmap (needs to be installed first)
nmap -p 443 --script ssl-cert google.com
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How to generate a private key for the existing .crt file on Nginx?
Unfortunately, this is not possible. You cannot generate a private key out of an existing certificate. If it would be possible, you would be able to impersonate virtually any HTTPS webserver.
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Where to keep SSL certificates and private keys on Ubuntu and Debian?
To list all available CA SSL certificates run the following lines of code:
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How to generate a private key for the existing .crt file on Apache?
Unfortunately, this is not possible. You cannot generate a private key out of an existing certificate. If it would be possible, you would be able to impersonate virtually any HTTPS webserver.
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Solved: SSL_Error_rx_record_too_long
The usual cause is that the implementation of SSL on your server is not correct. The error is usually caused by a server-side problem which the server administrator will need to investigate.
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