?? wrote:
>
> no default format.
> if you use openssl, pem is default. It is DER encode of you private key, then
>base64 it. with addtion alogorithm information, it became .pem file.
> PKCS is another format to store one' s certificate of private key or crl. Not
>strange, often used by IE, Netscape. It can just store private key.
>
> The reason you lost your password in converting you private key file because you
>have not assign a aloghrithm and a psssword
>
But the default behavior of the 'openssl rsa' only output PBE on PEM format, for
DER is only the plain DER of the key. What are the common format to store
private key? Is PKCS12 without cert a particle way? or use PKCS5?
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