CertGenerator 2.1.1

A simple command line tools to create and read CSR and P12

Python module to generate key, certificate request and self signed certificate

Information

This can be used only with python2.7

Getting started

required modules:

• Click

• pycparser

• PyYAML

Installing package using pip

$ pip install --user CertGenerator

Add symbolic link

$ sudo ln -s /Users/{user}/Library/Python/2.7/bin/cert /usr/bin/cert

or

$ cd /usr/bin
$ sudo ln -s /Users/{user}/Library/Python/2.7/bin/cert

Usage

Usage: cli.py [OPTIONS] COMMAND [ARGS]...

  A command line tool to create and read CSR and P12

Options:
  -v, --verbose  Display only if necessary
  -d, --debug    Display all details
  --version      show version and exit
  -h, --help     Show this message and exit.

Commands:
  config               Edit or read config ini
  create               Create a single CSR
  create-multiple      Create multiple certificate using csv file
  create-multiple-p12  Create multiple p12 using csv file
  create-p12           Create a simple p12 Need key file and pem file
  init                 Create certificate folder and default csv file
  read                 Read csr or p12

On terminal you can use:

$ cert [ARGS]

The folder folder will be created in /Users/{user}/Documents/CertGenerator

.CertGenerator
├── certificate
│   ├── csr
│   └── p12
├── csr.yaml
├── csv
│   └── serial.csv
└── log
    └── certgen.log

You can change default app folder using init arg:

$ cert init -cert {path}

the new folder will be structured the same way

Optional configurations file

config.ini

2 sections in config.ini

• default

  • log_file is the log of file, where are referenced errors and warnings

• config

  • csvFile is csv file to create several csr

  • yamlFile is the yaml file to configure the datas of the csr

a third section custom can be added to change default app folder see config.

In config.ini:

[default]
log_file = certgen.log

[config]
csvfile = serial.csv
yamlfile = csr.yaml

Config add custom path to config ini

Read config ini

$ cert config read

Change default path of app and default csv file path or csv name, it will add a custom section

$ cert config edit [-cert [path/to/app folder]] [-csv [path/to/csv or csv file]]

Delete custom path of app or csv file, if no flag, it will delete the entire custom section

$ cert config delete [[-cert] [-csv]]

yaml

CertGenerator
|── csr.yaml

In csr.yaml:

C: 'FR'
O: 'FTW Enterprise'
OU: 'IT'
CN: 'Test'
emailAddress: '[e-mail]'

csv

CertGenerator
├── csv
│   └── serial.csv

• You must add header column ‘serial’

• you can create multiple csr using csv file in csv folder

• The row from csv will be added in CN.

serial.csv

serial
SN123456
SNjhgjkhkjh
SDjhijoklklk
SN654

Create Certificate

Create one certificate

$ cert create [FQDN]

using config.ini:

$ cert create -c [FQDN]

Create multiple certificate

using csv file:

$ cert create-multiple [--csv=[path/csv or csv name]]

using config.ini:

$ cert -c create-multiple [--csv=[path/csv or csv name]]

Please note, –csv override csv from config.ini

Read certificate

$ cert read [path/of/csr]

Links

• Releases: https://pypi.org/project/CertGenerator/

• Code: https://github.com/johndoe-dev/CertGenerator.git