Assuming that it's a binary DER encoded x509 certificate, you can use OpenSSL to convert it to a base64 encoded PEM certificate with:
openssl x509 -inform DER -in <file> -outform PEM -out <file> Edward Dore Freethought Internet On 28 Nov 2012, at 21:19, Jeroen van Aart wrote: > On 11/27/2012 07:27 PM, Owen DeLong wrote: >> Do you want one for IPSEC or for the SSL VPN Appliance that Juniper is >> pushing nowadays? > > I just checked, the script i am looking at calls the ncscv tool which I > believe is made by juniper? It needs amongst other things an ssl certificate. > So I presume it's using the latter. > > This tool/script did download a certificate, however it appears to be a > binary file, not the usual plain text file. Is there a way to retrieve the > plaintext one or extract it from the binary file? Using "file" identifies it > as a data file. > > Thanks, > Jeroen > > -- > Earthquake Magnitude: 4.8 > Date: Wednesday, November 28, 2012 18:05:30 UTC > Location: Catamarca, Argentina > Latitude: -27.8486; Longitude: -66.4048 > Depth: 154.40 km >