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ca-signed: verify certificates against a CA
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Description
ca-signed verifies whether one or more certificates are signed by a given
Certificate Authority (CA). It prints a concise status per input certificate
along with the certificates expiration date when validation succeeds.
Usage
ca-signed CA.pem cert1.pem [cert2.pem ...]
- CA.pem: A file containing one or more CA certificates in PEM, DER, or PKCS#7/PKCS#12 formats.
- certN.pem: A file containing the end-entity (leaf) certificate to verify. If the file contains a chain,
the first certificate is treated as the leaf and the remaining ones are used as intermediates.
Output format
For each input certificate file, one line is printed:
<filename>: OK (expires YYYY-MM-DD)
<filename>: INVALID
Special self-test mode
ca-signed selftest
Runs a built-in test suite using embedded certificates. This mode requires no
external files or network access. The program exits with code 0 if all tests
pass, or a non-zero exit code if any test fails. Example output lines include
whether validation succeeds and the leafs expiration when applicable.
Examples
# Verify a server certificate against a root CA
ca-signed isrg-root-x1.pem le-e7.pem
# Run the embedded self-test suite
ca-signed selftest
Notes
- The tool attempts to parse certificates in PEM first, then falls back to
DER/PKCS#7/PKCS#12 (with an empty password) where applicable.
- Expiration is shown for the leaf certificate only.
- In selftest mode, test certificates are compiled into the binary using go:embed.