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NAME

       openssl-nseq, nseq - create or examine a Netscape certificate sequence

SYNOPSIS

       openssl nseq [-help] [-in filename] [-out filename] [-toseq]

DESCRIPTION

       The nseq command takes a file containing a Netscape certificate sequence and prints out the certificates contained in it or takes a file of
       certificates and converts it into a Netscape certificate sequence.

OPTIONS

       -help
	   Print out a usage message.

       -in filename
	   This specifies the input filename to read or standard input if this option is not specified.

       -out filename
	   Specifies the output filename or standard output by default.

       -toseq
	   Normally a Netscape certificate sequence will be input and the output is the certificates contained in it. With the -toseq option the
	   situation is reversed: a Netscape certificate sequence is created from a file of certificates.

EXAMPLES

       Output the certificates in a Netscape certificate sequence

	openssl nseq -in nseq.pem -out certs.pem

       Create a Netscape certificate sequence

	openssl nseq -in certs.pem -toseq -out nseq.pem

NOTES

       The PEM encoded form uses the same headers and footers as a certificate:

	-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
	-----END CERTIFICATE-----

       A Netscape certificate sequence is a Netscape specific format that can be sent to browsers as an alternative to the standard PKCS#7 format
       when several certificates are sent to the browser: for example during certificate enrollment.  It is used by Netscape certificate server
       for example.

BUGS

       This program needs a few more options: like allowing DER or PEM input and output files and allowing multiple certificate files to be used.

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright 2000-2017 The OpenSSL Project Authors. All Rights Reserved.

       Licensed under the OpenSSL license (the "License").  You may not use this file except in compliance with the License.  You can obtain a
       copy in the file LICENSE in the source distribution or at <https://www.openssl.org/source/license.html>.

1.1.1a								    2018-12-18								NSEQ(1SSL)