From 0968f903fe66f9bb8957b8d01e35f3743c74404b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Stef Walter Date: Tue, 4 Nov 2014 11:31:31 +0100 Subject: Brought old blog over --- .../viewer-for-certificate-and-key-files.md | 44 ++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 44 insertions(+) create mode 100644 content/technical/viewer-for-certificate-and-key-files.md (limited to 'content/technical/viewer-for-certificate-and-key-files.md') 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: + +![Certificate viewer](images/certificate-viewer.png) + +Details can then be expanded: + +![Certificate viewer](images/certificate-viewer-1.png) + +And here's what a key looks like. + +![Certificate viewer](images/certificate-viewer-2.png) + +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. + + + +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 -- cgit v1.2.3