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.IX Title "NSEQ 1"
.TH NSEQ 1 2019-12-20 1.0.2u OpenSSL
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.SH NAME
openssl\-nseq,
nseq \- create or examine a netscape certificate sequence
.SH SYNOPSIS
.IX Header "SYNOPSIS"
\&\fBopenssl\fR \fBnseq\fR
[\fB\-in filename\fR]
[\fB\-out filename\fR]
[\fB\-toseq\fR]
.SH DESCRIPTION
.IX Header "DESCRIPTION"
The \fBnseq\fR command takes a file containing a Netscape certificate
sequence and prints out the certificates contained in it or takes a
file of certificates and converts it into a Netscape certificate
sequence.
.SH "COMMAND OPTIONS"
.IX Header "COMMAND OPTIONS"
.IP "\fB\-in filename\fR" 4
.IX Item "-in filename"
This specifies the input filename to read or standard input if this
option is not specified.
.IP "\fB\-out filename\fR" 4
.IX Item "-out filename"
specifies the output filename or standard output by default.
.IP \fB\-toseq\fR 4
.IX Item "-toseq"
normally a Netscape certificate sequence will be input and the output
is the certificates contained in it. With the \fB\-toseq\fR option the
situation is reversed: a Netscape certificate sequence is created from
a file of certificates.
.SH EXAMPLES
.IX Header "EXAMPLES"
Output the certificates in a Netscape certificate sequence
.PP
.Vb 1
\& openssl nseq \-in nseq.pem \-out certs.pem
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Create a Netscape certificate sequence
.PP
.Vb 1
\& openssl nseq \-in certs.pem \-toseq \-out nseq.pem
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.SH NOTES
.IX Header "NOTES"
The \fBPEM\fR encoded form uses the same headers and footers as a certificate:
.PP
.Vb 2
\& \-\-\-\-\-BEGIN CERTIFICATE\-\-\-\-\-
\& \-\-\-\-\-END CERTIFICATE\-\-\-\-\-
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.PP
A Netscape certificate sequence is a Netscape specific form that can be sent
to browsers as an alternative to the standard PKCS#7 format when several
certificates are sent to the browser: for example during certificate enrollment.
It is used by Netscape certificate server for example.
.SH BUGS
.IX Header "BUGS"
This program needs a few more options: like allowing DER or PEM input and
output files and allowing multiple certificate files to be used.