Mozilla "certutil -V" Command Options

Q

How can I use Mozilla "certutil -V" command? What are command options supported by "certutil -V"? The document says "Validate a certificate".

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A

Mozilla "certutil -V" command can be used to validate a certificate stored in the "cert8.db" file.

Here are options supported by the "certutil -V" command:

-V   Validate a certificate
   -n cert-name   The nickname of the cert to Validate
   -b time        validity time ("YYMMDDHHMMSS[+HHMM|-HHMM|Z]")
   -e             Check certificate signature
   -u certusage   Specify certificate usage:
                     C   SSL Client
                     V   SSL Server
                     S   Email signer
                     R   Email Recipient
   -d certdir     Cert database directory (default is ~/.netscape)
   -P dbprefix    Cert & Key database prefix
   -X             force the database to open R/W

 

Mozilla "certutil -V -u" - Validate Certificate in cert8.db

Mozilla "certutil -A -i" - Add Root CA Certificate to cert8.db

Using to Mozilla "certutil" Commands

⇑⇑ Mozilla "certutil" - Certificate Management Tool

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