A PEM file is simply a DER file that's been Base64 encoded. To convert from one to the other you can use openssl with the -inform and -outform arguments. Each one takes one of PEM, DER or NET (a dated Netscape format, which you can ignore). You can change a key from one format to the other with the openssl rsa command (assuming it's an RSA key. Create a pkcs12 (.pfx or.p12) from OpenSSL files (.pem,.cer,.crt.) You have a private key file in an openssl format and have received your SSL certificate. You'd like now to create a PKCS12 (or.pfx) to import your certificate in an other software? Here is the procedure! Nov 10, 2011 How to Generate A Public/Private SSH Key Linux By Damien – Posted on Nov 10, 2011 Nov 18, 2011 in Linux If you are using SSH frequently to connect to a remote host, one of the way to secure the connection is to use a public/private SSH key so no password is transmitted over the network and it can prevent against brute force attack.
One of the most common forms of cryptography today is public-key cryptography helps to communicate two system by encrypting information using the public key and information can be decrypted using private key. These keys are using mainly on login to server securely and also transferring data securely.
We can generate these private public keys by various ways.
1) By using openssl.
with password encryption
Generate public key:
2) By using ssh keygen
3) using putty-gen for windows.
Openssl Generate Der From Public Key Online
Download puttyGen from http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/download.html and run it.
You can select one of the key types, SSH-1, SSH-2, and SSH-2 DSA. SSH-2 is probably better than others but you have to make sure if your system supports SSH-2, if your system ( server) doesnt support it then you better off with SSH-1.
Level of encryption can be set from “Number of bits in a generated key” . Security level can be enhance by using 2048 but again make sure where you are using it and thus follow the recommendation for this value. I prefer 2048 but even with 1024 is much more secure.
Click on generate to create keys. Move your mouse over the empty space to help puttygen to genereate random variables.
Once the key is generated you will see following window.
If you want to login without password ( in case of ssh login) you can put your passphase empty. click on Save Public key and Save private key to save your keys.
When you save private key it will be saved in ppk format which you can use putty to login to your system.
We can get private key for openSSH by clicking on Conversions->Export OpenSSH key
Generate Rsa Key Openssl
If you want to use ssh to login with these generated key / pair then copy public key ( mykey.pub) to .ssh/authorized_key.