Openssl convert .PEM containing only RSA Private Key to .PKCS12
openssl, pem, pkcs#12, rsa
Solution
I ran into this problem and resolved it by adding the `-nocerts` option after export. My guess regarding the cause of the "freeze up" is that openssl is probably trying to read additional input from the console.
openssl pkcs12 -export -nocerts -inkey your.private.key.pem -out your.private.key.p12
Problem
Currently I have a .PEM file containing only a private key. I need to convert this file into a .PKCS12 file. Currently I'm trying to use openssl to achieve this and I'm running into some problems. The .PEM file I'm using is of the form: ``` -----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY----- Some key -----END RSA PRIVATE KEY----- ``` I use the following Openssl command to attempt to convert this .PEM file into a .PKCS12: ``` openssl pkcs12 -export -inkey file.pem -out file.p12 ``` The console then hangs with the message: ``` Loading 'screen' into random state -done ``` What am Im doing wrong? Any help would be appriciated.