Long Form

Short Form

Description

-create object

-c object

Universal Certificate is to create a certificate, certificate request, certificate revocation list (CRL), or transport file.

-revoke object

n/a

Universal Certificate is to revoke a certificate.

-print object

-p object

Universal Certificate is to print a certificate, certificate request, certificate revocation list (CRL), or transport file.

-verify object

n/a

Universal Certificate is to verify a certificate.

-help

-h

Writes a description of the command line options and their format.

-version

-v

Writes the program version and copyright information.

Long Form

Short Form

Description

-ca option

n/a

Specification for whether or not the certificate should be marked as a Certificate Authority certificate.

-ca_cert format

-A format

Format of the CA certificate file specified by -ca_cert_file.

-ca_cert_file file

-a file

File from which the CA certificate is read or file to which the CA certificate is written.

-cert_db file

n/a

Name of the certificate database.

-cert_file file

-d file

File from which the certificate is read or file to which the certificate is written.

-cert_format format

-D format

Format of the certificate file specified by -cert_file.

-codepage codepage

-t codepage

Character code page used to translate text data.

-common_name name

n/a

Common name of the subject field of a certificate.

-country name

n/a

Country name of the subject field of a certificate.

-crl_file file

n/a

File to which the Certificate Revocation List (CRL) is written.

-crl_format format

n/a

Format of the CRL file specified by -crl_file.

-dns_name name

n/a

Domain Name System (DNS) name of the computer system identified by the certificate.

-email_address name

n/a

E-mail address of the entity identified by the certificate.

-encryptedfile filename

-x filename

Name of an encrypted command file.

-file filename

-f filename

Name of a plain text command file.

-ip_address name

n/a

Internet Protocol (IP) addresss of he computer system identified by the certificate.

-key key

-K key

Key used to encrypt the command file.

-key_size size

-s size

Key size of the RSA public / private keys.

-level level

-l level

Level of messages to write.

-locality name

n/a

Locality name of the subject field of a certificate.

-next_update_days days

n/a

Number of days to the next CRL update.

-next_update_hours hours

n/a

Number of hours to the next CRL update.

-nls_directory

n/a

Name of the directory where the code page UTT files are located.

-not_after_date date

n/a

Last day for which the certificate is considered valid.

-not_before_date date

n/a

First day for which the certificate is considered valid.

-organization name

n/a

Organization name of the subject field of a certificate.

-organizational_unit name

n/a

Organization unit name of the subject field of a certificate.

-private_key_file file

-e file

File from which the RSA private key is read or file to which the RSA private key is read.

-private_key_format format

-E format

Format of the private key file specified by -private_key_file.

-private_key_infile file

-i file

File from which an RSA private key is read.

-private_key_pwd password

-w password

Private key password that is used to read and write the private key file specified by -private_key_file.

-request_file file

-r file

File from which the certificate request is read or file to which the certificate request is written.

-request_format format

-R format

Format of the certificate request file specified by -request_file.

-revoke_reason reason

n/a

Reason that a certificate is being revoked.

-serial_number number

n/a

Unique serial number to be assigned to the created certificate.

-state name

n/a

State name of the subject field of a certificate.

-transport_file file

n/a

File from which the certificate and private key is read or file to which the certificate and private key is written.

-transport_file_pwd password

n/a

Password used to protect the transport file specified by -transport_file.