IBM Global Security Kit (GSKit) - Display certificate details

by
Jeremy Canfield |
Updated: November 25 2024
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This assumes you have reviewed Getting Started with IBM Global Security Key (GSKit).
Before viewing the details of a certificate in a Key Database, you will almost always first list the certificates in the Key Database.
~]# ${install_root}/gsk8/bin/gsk8capicmd_64 -cert -list -db /path/to/example.kdb -stashed
Certificates found
* default, - personal, ! trusted, # secret key
- my_root_ca
- my_intermediate_certificate
*- my_server_certificate
The -validate flag can then be used to determine if the certificates in the Key Database are valid.
~]# ${install_root}/gsk8/bin/gsk8capicmd_64 -cert -validate -db /path/to/example.kdb -stashed
my_root_ca : OK
my_intermediate_certificate : OK
my_server_certificate : OK
In this example, the details of my_server_certificate will be displayed.
~]# ${install_root}/gsk8/bin/gsk8capicmd_64 -cert -details -db /path/to/example.kdb -stashed -label my_server_certificate
Label : my_server_certificate
Key Size : 2048
Version : X509 V3
Serial : abc123
Issuer : "CN=Some CA,O=CA Inc,C=US"
Subject : "CN=*.example.com,O=Your Organization,L=Guam,ST=Wisconsin,C=US"
Not Before : January 19, 2021 6:00:00 PM CST
Not After : February 20, 2022 5:59:59 PM CST
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