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📋 NAME

smime_keys - Utility to add S/MIME certificate to the internal database used by mutt

🚀 Quick Reference

Use Case	Command	Description
Initialize directory structure	smime_keys init	Creates the required database directories
Refresh index files	smime_keys refresh	Updates index, trust flags, and expiration
List stored certificates	smime_keys list	Displays all certificates in the database
Change/label a certificate	smime_keys label	Adds, removes, or changes a certificate label
Remove a certificate	smime_keys remove	Deletes a certificate from the database
Verify certificate chain	smime_keys verify [CRL]	Checks the certificate chain, optionally against a CRL
Add a certificate	smime_keys add_cert	Imports a PEM certificate
Add a full chain	smime_keys add_chain	Imports key, certificate, and intermediate certificates
Add a PKCS12 keypair	smime_keys add_p12	Imports a keypair from a PKCS12 file
Add a PEM keypair	smime_keys add_pem	Imports a keypair from a PEM file
Add a root certificate	smime_keys add_root	Adds a PEM root certificate to the muttrc location

🔧 SYNOPSIS

smime_keys <operation>  [file(s) | keyID [file(s)]]

📖 DESCRIPTION

The purpose of this tool is to manipulate the internal database of S/MIME certificates used by mutt to sign mail messages which will be sent or to verify mail messages received and signed with S/MIME.

⚙️ OPTIONS

• init — no files needed, inits directory structure.
• refresh — no files needed. refreshes index files, including trust flag/expiration.
• list — lists the certificates stored in database.
• label — keyID required. changes/removes/adds label.
• remove — keyID required.
• verify — 1=keyID and optionally 2=CRL. Verifies the certificate chain, and optionally whether this certificate is included in supplied CRL (PEM format). Note: to verify all certificates at the same time, replace keyID with "all".
• add_cert — certificate required.
• add_chain — three files reqd: 1=Key, 2=certificate plus 3=intermediate certificate(s).
• add_p12 — one file reqd. Adds keypair to database. file is PKCS12 (e.g. export from netscape).
• add_pem — one file reqd. Adds keypair to database. (file was converted from e.g. PKCS12).
• add_root — one file reqd. Adds PEM root certificate to the location specified within muttrc (smime_verify_* command).

⚠️ NO WARRANTIES

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.

Mutt Home Page: http://www.mutt.org/

Unix September 19, 2020 smime_keys(1)