PKI --ACERT(1)

NAME
pki --acert - Issue an attribute certificate

SYNOPSIS
pki --acert [--in file] [--group membership] --issuerkey file|--issuerkeyid hex --issuercert file [--lifetime hours] [--not-before datetime] [--not-after datetime] [--serial hex] [--digest digest] [--outform encoding] [--debug level]
pki --acert --options file
pki --acert -h | --help

DESCRIPTION
This sub-command of pki(1) is used to issue an attribute certificate using an issuer certificate with its private key and the holder 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
    Holder certificate to issue an attribute certificate for. If not given the certificate is read from STDIN.

-m, --group membership
    Group membership the attribute certificate shall certify. The specified group is included as a string. To include multiple groups, the option can be repeated.

-k, --issuerkey file
    Issuer private key file. Either this or --issuerkeyid is required.

-x, --issuerkeyid hex
    Smartcard or TPM issuer private key object handle in hex format with an optional h0x prefix. Either this or --issuerkey is required.

-c, --issuercert file
    Issuer certificate file. Required.

-l, --lifetime hours
    Hours the attribute certificate is valid, default: 24. Ignored if both an absolute start and end time are given.

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

-T, --not-after datetime
    Absolute time when the validity of the AC 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.

-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.

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

EXAMPLES
To save repetitive typing, command line options can be stored in files. Lets assume acert.opt contains the following contents:

      --issuercert aacert.der --issuerkey aakey.der --digest sha256 --lifetime 4

Then the following command can be used to issue an attribute certificate based on a holder certificate and the options above:

      pki --acert --options acert.opt --in holder.der --group sales --group finance -f pem

SEE ALSO
pki(1)