List of cryptography files

This is a list of cryptography files .

Objects

The following cryptography objects are usually stored in files :

Public and private keys

There are a number of file formats for keys ; RSA (PKCS # 1) and PKCS # 8 are often used .

Key pairs

A public and private key in common.

Public key certificates

The two most important formats for public key certificates are X.509 and PKCS # 7.

Certificate Signing Requests

Certification requests are usually created in the PKCS # 10 format.

Certificate Revocation Lists

Certificate revocation lists contain certificates that can no longer be trusted.

Keystores

A keystore is a protected file that contains several of the aforementioned objects. In the Java environment, Java keystores are used for this, otherwise the PKCS # 12 format is used.

Coding

Many file formats exist in a binary DER and a Base64- encoded and thus more easily readable PEM variant. In the PEM formats, there is a header and a footer that indicate what type of object it is, for example "----- BEGIN CERTIFICATE -----" and "----- END CERTIFICATE ----- ".

File extensions

The following file extensions are used:

Ending	Art	format	Coding	PEM header
* .bundle	Certificate bundle	X.509	PEM
*.cerium	certificate	X.509	DER or PEM	CERTIFICATE
* .crl	Certificate revocation list	X.509	DER or PEM	X509 CRL
* .crt	certificate	X.509	DER or PEM
* .csr	Certification request	PKCS # 10	PEM	CERTIFICATE REQUEST
*.of the	certificate	X.509	OF THE
* .jceks	Keystore	JCE Keystore	binary
* .jks	Keystore	Java keystore	binary
* .p12	Keystore	PKCS # 12	binary
* .p7b	certificate	PKCS # 7	DER or PEM	PKCS7
* .p7c	certificate	PKCS # 7	DER or PEM	PKCS7
* .p8	key	PKCS # 8	DER or PEM	ENCRYPTED PRIVATE KEY
* .pem	certificate	X.509	PEM	CERTIFICATE
* .pfx	Keystore	PKCS # 12	binary

Individual evidence

1. ↑ security - Where is the PEM file format specified? Retrieved February 2, 2019 .