@types/pem

Create a Certificate

This feature allows you to create a self-signed certificate. The code sample demonstrates how to create a certificate that is valid for one day.

const pem = require('pem');
pem.createCertificate({ days: 1, selfSigned: true }, function (err, keys) {
  if (err) {
    throw err;
  }
  console.log(keys);
});

Read a Certificate

This feature allows you to read and extract information from a PEM-formatted certificate. The code sample shows how to read a certificate from a file and log its information.

const pem = require('pem');
pem.readCertificateInfo('path/to/certificate.pem', function (err, info) {
  if (err) {
    throw err;
  }
  console.log(info);
});

Create a Private Key

This feature allows you to create a private key. The code sample demonstrates how to generate a private key and log it.

const pem = require('pem');
pem.createPrivateKey(function (err, key) {
  if (err) {
    throw err;
  }
  console.log(key);
});

Create a CSR (Certificate Signing Request)

This feature allows you to create a Certificate Signing Request (CSR). The code sample shows how to generate a CSR for a given common name.

const pem = require('pem');
pem.createCSR({ commonName: 'example.com' }, function (err, csr) {
  if (err) {
    throw err;
  }
  console.log(csr);
});