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| author | Stef Walter <stefw@redhat.com> | 2014-11-04 11:31:31 +0100 |
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| committer | Stef Walter <stefw@redhat.com> | 2014-11-04 13:55:32 +0100 |
| commit | 0968f903fe66f9bb8957b8d01e35f3743c74404b (patch) | |
| tree | 5928fbcdf458575c77cbfe8edac12afc7d71b768 /content/technical/viewer-for-certificate-and-key-files.md | |
| parent | 054fed351b16d608f6ae4b8fd3cf3a38434117bd (diff) | |
Brought old blog over
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diff --git a/content/technical/viewer-for-certificate-and-key-files.md b/content/technical/viewer-for-certificate-and-key-files.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..cdbba5b --- /dev/null +++ b/content/technical/viewer-for-certificate-and-key-files.md @@ -0,0 +1,44 @@ +Title: Viewer for Certificate and Key files +Date: 2011-09-01 +Tags: technical, security, gnome +Slug: viewer-for-certificate-and-key-files + +So a lot of the work I do doesn't have any user interface. The best user +interface is no user interface, well one that isn't needed. But recently +I've been working some tools to view the plethora of certificate and key +formats out there. So I couldn't resist blogging about this, because I +get to use screenshots, heh. + +The [NLnet Foundation][] has been sponsoring Collabora to do some smart +card work, and this is part of that. This work is part of the [GCR +library][], and is merged into gnome-keyring master. + +Here's a certificate viewer showing a certificate: + + + +Details can then be expanded: + + + +And here's what a key looks like. + + + +When the file is locked (like a PKCS#12 file) it can be unlocked like +this video shows. It also shows the appalling state of affairs with +hundreds of certificate authoritities, dubious and otherwise. + +<iframe width="640" height="480" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/N67Zl6Zlx_g" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> + +In the next release, we'll have an "Import" button in the bottom right +corner, so that the certificates and keys being viewed can be imported +and used [into common locations][]. Hopefully we'll also get able to +view PGP keys in files (before importing them). + +The widgets you see displaying the certificates can be used by any +application from the GCR library. + + [NLnet Foundation]: http://nlnet.nl/ + [GCR library]: http://developer.gnome.org/gcr/unstable/ + [into common locations]: https://live.gnome.org/CryptoGlue |