ReadCSR Method
Reads a Certificate Signing Request (CSR).
Syntax
certmgr.readCSR(CSR, [callback])
Callback
The 'callback' parameter specifies a function which will be called when the operation completes (or an error is encountered). If the 'callback' parameter is not specified, then the method will block and will not return until the operation completes (or an error is encountered).
The callback for this method is defined as:
function(err, data){ }
'err' is the error that occurred. If there was no error, then 'err' is 'null'.
'data' is the value returned by the method.
'err' has 2 properties which hold detailed information:
err.code err.message
Remarks
This method reads a Certificate Signing Request (CSR) and returns a string holding information about the CSR. The Cert property is also populated with relevant information about the CSR including:
The method accepts the CSR parameter as either a base64 encoded string (PEM format), or a path to a file.The return value will be in the format:
Certificate Request: Data: Version: 0 (0x0) Subject: C=AU, S=Some-State, O=Internet Widgits Pty Ltd Subject Public Key Info: Public Key Algorithm: X957_DSA (1.2.840.10040.4.1) Public-Key: (0 bit) pub: 02:82:01:00:66:70:68:60:08:63:bc:ff:26:62:77:74: f6:b8:a8:11:f4:2c:5d:a1:79:b9:8e:ea:30:2e:6b:5a: 1b:35:39:24:91:1b:c1:ba:49:a0:c5:af:47:6e:73:0a: f3:f6:6b:99:94:21:32:e5:24:b3:a8:a4:85:93:84:26: e8:5c:4a:5d:2e:5e:82:df:ab:cc:e5:8d:51:ac:45:c2: 09:e5:21:f1:ce:c9:a0:3d:1d:7a:ab:fa:dd:d6:56:a8: b2:61:26:8e:27:83:36:8a:0c:9b:cb:61:1a:b5:63:95: ef:a5:bd:f2:8e:a7:fc:ca:d2:81:87:a5:6a:88:03:2e: ca:fb:24:fa:d0:df:8a:2e:a9:e0:31:fc:57:e1:02:ca: ee:99:01:d2:a5:33:34:47:92:b3:8b:31:f5:f1:1d:bf: eb:07:70:71:6f:d1:c0:4c:0a:9d:99:af:ae:7e:bc:85: e4:d2:22:1c:38:4b:60:e8:31:4d:f7:10:06:10:03:55: f5:af:ba:a9:53:a5:9b:ae:d1:f8:38:34:80:e4:1c:9e: 06:8d:cc:39:3e:b2:e9:32:82:85:d2:d0:ed:b2:8e:d6: 6f:96:87:08:62:cc:9e:d3:75:76:b5:85:31:c6:a4:94: 59:15:ec:de:70:5a:34:2c:ff:27:ad:fc:14:01:e6:39: 8a:c9:91:3e: P: 00:dc:a6:15:cc:1a:e1:44:16:dc:a8:68:a4:18:9a:ab: bf:5d:bf:b7:d1:5e:38:5f:b6:0e:21:ef:df:83:6a:5c: 31:f0:c9:07:3c:13:2c:9c:32:d0:89:76:2b:80:ad:3f: 6b:5d:5a:1d:69:31:f5:80:d5:65:ba:b5:28:a3:38:ba: 93:25:c4:fc:93:99:a2:00:5d:5e:c6:1b:f2:63:f0:24: 72:52:b4:49:97:19:93:fe:47:bf:9e:2e:54:d1:8a:b9: 09:8d:54:e8:de:31:e8:0d:21:b0:81:b2:f5:bd:38:3c: 15:02:d6:c1:aa:ab:17:8f:a8:f8:1f:1b:34:09:85:75: 3d:6e:28:2d:72:af:47:fd:ae:c4:f3:78:53:d7:07:a7: c4:72:35:2d:6b:9e:42:08:1d:46:c9:38:d2:53:27:63: a2:1d:be:11:9f:dd:9d:5b:e4:ad:fa:71:30:61:84:60: a0:bf:bd:3a:51:b4:b5:1e:48:26:36:66:9e:52:f9:70: 35:e3:38:53:2e:90:ed:9f:0f:9d:67:b9:57:dd:53:e6: ca:92:58:40:6d:15:e4:ae:2e:16:74:33:ed:48:90:15: 30:b7:fd:47:58:91:d5:c5:e2:3b:1f:1d:3b:a7:59:40: 2e:22:1a:9a:89:1b:31:a2:6f:cf:4c:a1:3b:93:ed:8a: 11: Q: 00:e3:ae:12:04:80:be:0f:d4:78:ef:02:27:26:b3:64: 6d:2b:e0:c9:da:15:00:a9:9c:45:6d:e6:44:ef:dd:75: 71: G: 18:fb:52:54:fe:bc:54:9e:17:a9:51:a1:e0:b9:6a:ab: 48:0e:06:60:f3:cd:fd:3c:14:9a:a0:35:d1:33:d4:d8: b4:ee:ce:0b:5c:c7:60:24:e8:39:17:d8:75:13:90:44: f5:f6:ef:50:cd:b4:af:66:90:f7:00:13:66:2f:ea:e2: 29:39:cd:a4:16:20:df:00:fd:53:6d:02:8b:4f:09:a5: 7f:72:7c:28:c8:70:2a:85:49:a1:65:36:66:91:52:e7: 14:b1:b8:b9:79:39:a6:d5:f8:b9:cd:ce:af:2d:88:66: b5:d9:bb:9e:60:c8:9e:82:b4:3f:ff:23:37:4b:20:e4: 88:b0:d4:6e:b7:b5:8c:e6:98:cb:88:c2:6e:10:46:af: 44:0f:53:22:c2:fb:80:d3:30:05:c0:a6:4b:f8:e0:08: 3e:69:b6:17:b1:7d:2f:8f:07:66:9c:e5:94:3f:fc:ea: f9:6c:9d:49:7c:91:f3:5a:92:b4:a7:b9:dc:42:7d:1a: b0:99:ad:6d:b8:d9:03:6e:40:13:1c:3e:e2:80:f5:a1: da:75:49:29:be:36:ad:78:74:46:0d:00:e9:6d:bf:8c: 65:50:4c:ad:ba:a7:1c:ac:5a:13:9e:d6:6a:3a:9f:cb: 1f:7d:5d:e2:3e:79:22:c2:56:c8:70:74:53:9a:4e:6c: Attributes: Signature Algorithm: 2.16.840.1.101.3.4.3.2 (2.16.840.1.101.3.4.3.2) 00:30:44:02:20:42:00:86:14:2d:70:71:1b:77:b4:f0: ae:32:76:7b:1d:71:98:a2:70:69:4c:a9:e6:c1:9b:ad: df:af:a3:30:10:02:20:12:8f:ed:0b:1e:d5:f6:84:24: a9:fe:bc:45:75:eb:02:62:13:07:2c:ae:3f:ce:f3:da: 95:25:47:97:bf:a6:9e: