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NAME
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pemdecode, pemencode – encode files in Privacy Enhanced Mail (PEM)
format
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SYNOPSIS
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auth/pemdecode section [ file ]
auth/pemencode section [ file ]
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DESCRIPTION
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PEM is a textual encoding for binary data originally used by the
Privacy Enhanced Mail program but now commonly used for other
applications, notably TLS. PEM encodes data in base 64 (see encode(3))
between lines of the form:
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−−−−−BEGIN SECTION−−−−−
−−−−−END SECTION−−−−−
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where SECTION may be any string describing the encoded data. The
most common use of PEM format on Plan 9 is for encoding X.509
certificates; see rsa(1).
Pemdecode extracts the named section and writes the decoded data
to standard output.
Pemencode encodes its standard input, labels it as a section,
and writes it to standard output.
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EXAMPLES
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Encode and decode a simple greeting:
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% echo hello world |
−−−−−BEGIN GREETING−−−−−
aGVsbG8gd29ybGQK
−−−−−END GREETING−−−−−
% echo hello world |
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auth/pemencode GREETING |
auth/pemdecode GREETING
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hello world
%
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SOURCE
SEE ALSO
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