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smime_keys (1)

Name

smime_keys - Utility to add S/MIME certificate to the internal database used by mutt

Synopsis

smime_keys <operation>  [file(s) | keyID [file(s)]]

Description

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NAME
       smime_keys - Utility to add S/MIME certificate to the internal database
       used by mutt

SYNOPSIS
       smime_keys <operation>  [file(s) | keyID [file(s)]]

DESCRIPTION
       The purpose of this tool is to  manipulate  the  internal  database  of
       S/MIME  certificates  used  by mutt to sign mail messages which will be
       sent or to verify mail messages received and signed with S/MIME

OPTIONS
       init   no files needed, inits directory structure.

       list   lists the certificates stored in database.

       label  keyID required. changes/removes/adds label.

       remove keyID required.

       verify 1=keyID and optionally 2=CRL Verifies the certificate chain, and
              optionally  wether  this certificate is included in supplied CRL
              (PEM format).  Note: to verify  all  certificates  at  the  same
              time, replace keyID with "all"

       add_cert
              certificate required.

       add_chain
              three  files reqd: 1=Key, 2=certificate plus 3=intermediate cer-
              tificate(s).

       add_p12
              one file reqd. Adds keypair to database.  file is  PKCS12  (e.g.
              export from netscape).

       add_pem
              one  file  reqd.  Adds keypair to database.  (file was converted
              from e.g. PKCS12).

       add_root
              one file reqd. Adds PEM root certificate to the location  speci-
              fied within muttrc (smime_verify_* command)

NO WARRANTIES
       This  program  is  distributed  in the hope that it will be useful, but
       WITHOUT ANY  WARRANTY;  without  even  the  implied  warranty  of  MER-
       CHANTABILITY  or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General
       Public License for more details.

       Mutt Home Page: http://www.mutt.org/



ATTRIBUTES
       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:


       +---------------+------------------+
       |ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE  |
       +---------------+------------------+
       |Availability   | mail/mutt        |
       +---------------+------------------+
       |Stability      | Volatile         |
       +---------------+------------------+
NOTES
       This    software    was    built    from    source     available     at
       https://java.net/projects/solaris-userland.    The  original  community
       source                was                downloaded                from
       ftp://ftp.mutt.org/mutt/devel/mutt-1.5.21.tar.gz

       Further information about this software can be found on the open source
       community website at http://www.mutt.org/.



Unix                               May 2009                      smime_keys(1)