PHP 7.0.6 Released

openssl_pkcs12_read

(PHP 5 >= 5.2.2, PHP 7)

openssl_pkcs12_readParse a PKCS#12 Certificate Store into an array

Description

bool openssl_pkcs12_read ( string $pkcs12 , array &$certs , string $pass )

openssl_pkcs12_read() parses the PKCS#12 certificate store supplied by pkcs12 into a array named certs.

Parameters

pkcs12

The certificate store contents, not its file name.

certs

On success, this will hold the Certificate Store Data.

pass

Encryption password for unlocking the PKCS#12 file.

Return Values

Returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure.

Examples

Example #1 openssl_pkcs12_read() example

<?php
if (!$cert_store file_get_contents("/certs/file.p12")) {
    echo 
"Error: Unable to read the cert file\n";
    exit;
}

if (
openssl_pkcs12_read($cert_store$cert_info"my_secret_pass")) {
    echo 
"Certificate Information\n";
    
print_r($cert_info);
} else {
    echo 
"Error: Unable to read the cert store.\n";
    exit;
}
?>

User Contributed Notes

bromatom at directbox dot com
7 years ago
To extract the contents of a PKCS12 file you can use file_get_contents as well:

<?
  $certs = array();
  $pkcs12 = file_get_contents( "pkcs12file.pem" );
  // No password
  openssl_pkcs12_read( $pkcs12, $certs, "" );
  print_r( $certs );
?>

Output is:
Array
(
  [cert] => --- BEGIN CERTIFICATE ---
  //snipsnip//
  --- END CERTIFICATE ---
  [pkey] => --- BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY ---
  //snipsnip//
  [extracerts] = Array
  (
  )
)
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