- About This Guide
- Generating a Certificate Signing Request
- Server Certificate Requirements for Unified Communications
- Using ACME on Expressway-E
- View the Currently Uploaded Certificate
- Loading Certificates and Keys Onto Expressway
- Manage Certificate Revocation Lists (CRLs)
- Troubleshooting
- Generate Certificate Using OpenSSL Only
- Convert a DER Certificate File to PEM Format
- Decode Certificates
- Enable AD CS to Issue Client and Server Certificates
- Authorize a Request and Generate a Certificate Using Microsoft Certification Authority
Decode Certificates
This section describes some methods to decode and view the content of certificates.
OpenSSL
A PEM file (e.g. cert.pem) can be decoded by the following command:
openssl x509 -text -in cert.pem
A DER file (e.g. cert.cer) can be decoded by the following command:
openssl x509 -text –inform DER -in cert.cer
Firefox
In Firefox, you can view the certificate in use for a website by clicking the Security Information button on the address bar, and then clicking More Information followed by View Certificate.
Internet Explorer
In Internet Explorer, you can view the certificate in use for a website by clicking the lock icon to the right of the address bar. A Website Identification dialog appears. Click the View Certificates link at the bottom.