tlslite.x509 module¶
Class representing an X.509 certificate.
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class
tlslite.x509.
X509
¶ Bases:
object
This class represents an X.509 certificate.
Variables: - bytes (bytearray) – The DER-encoded ASN.1 certificate
- publicKey (RSAKey) – The subject public key from the certificate.
- subject (bytearray) – The DER-encoded ASN.1 subject distinguished name.
- certAlg (str) – algorithm of the public key, “rsa” for RSASSA-PKCS#1 v1.5 and “rsa-pss” for RSASSA-PSS
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__init__
()¶ Create empty certificate object.
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getFingerprint
()¶ Get the hex-encoded fingerprint of this certificate.
Return type: str Returns: A hex-encoded fingerprint.
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parse
(s)¶ Parse a PEM-encoded X.509 certificate.
Parameters: s (str) – A PEM-encoded X.509 certificate (i.e. a base64-encoded certificate wrapped with “—–BEGIN CERTIFICATE—–” and “—–END CERTIFICATE—–” tags).
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parseBinary
(bytes)¶ Parse a DER-encoded X.509 certificate.
Parameters: bytes (str or L{bytearray} of unsigned bytes) – A DER-encoded X.509 certificate.
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writeBytes
()¶ Serialise object to a DER encoded string.