cert-to-efi-sig-list - tool for converting openssl certificates to EFI signature lists
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Description
Take an input X509 certificate (in PEM format) and convert it to an EFI signature list file containing
only that single certificate
Examples
To take a standard X509 certificate in PEM format and produce an output EFI signature list file, simply
do
cert-to-efi-sig-list PK.crt PK.esl
Note that the format of EFI signature list files is such that they can simply be concatenated to produce
a file with multiple signatures:
cat PK1.esl PK2.esl > PK.esl
If your platform has a setup mode key manipulation ability, the keys will often only be displayed by
GUID, so using the -g option to give your keys recognisable GUIDs will be useful if you plan to manage
lots of keys.
Name
cert-to-efi-sig-list - tool for converting openssl certificates to EFI signature lists
Options
-g <guid>
Use <guid> as the owner of the signature. If this is not supplied, an all zero guid will be used
See Also
sign-efi-sig-list(1) for details on how to create an authenticated update to EFI secure variables when the EFI system is in user mode. cert-to-efi-sig-list 1.9.2 March 2025 CERT-TO-EFI-SIG-LIST(1)
Synopsis
cert-to-efi-sig-list [-g<guid>] <crtfile><efisiglistfile>
