View source for HOWTO convert PEM certificates and keys to DER format for emSSL

emSSL requires server certificates and private keys in DER format. Some certificate providers deliver certificates in PEM format which is not immediately compatible with emSSL. You can convert certificates using OpenSSL.

== To convert a PEM certificate to a DER certificate ==

 openssl x509 -inform pem -in Certificate.pem -outform der -out Certificate.der

== To convert a PEM private key to a DER private key ==

 openssl rsa -inform pem -in PrivateKey.pem -outform der -out PrivateKey.der