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pem_library_parse_certificates_and_keys_from_file_or_string.py

python

Loading and parsing PEM-encoded certificates and keys from a file or string.

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pem_library_parse_certificates_and_keys_from_file_or_string.py
1import pem
2
3# Loading from a file
4certs = pem.parse_file("cert.pem")
5
6# Loading from a string/bytes
7with open("cert.pem", "rb") as f:
8    certs = pem.parse(f.read())
9
10# Accessing the objects
11for obj in certs:
12    print(obj)
13    # Each object has a .as_bytes() and .as_text() method
14    print(obj.as_text())
15    
16    # You can also check the type
17    if isinstance(obj, pem.Certificate):
18        print("Found a certificate!")
19    elif isinstance(obj, pem.RSAPrivateKey):
20        print("Found an RSA private key!")