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CMSUTIL(1)                                        NSS Security Tools                                       CMSUTIL(1)



NAME
       cmsutil - Performs basic cryptograpic operations, such as encryption and decryption, on Cryptographic Message
       Syntax (CMS) messages.

SYNOPSIS
       cmsutil [options] [[arguments]]

STATUS
       This documentation is still work in progress. Please contribute to the initial review in Mozilla NSS bug
       836477[1]

DESCRIPTION
       The cmsutil command-line uses the S/MIME Toolkit to perform basic operations, such as encryption and
       decryption, on Cryptographic Message Syntax (CMS) messages.

       To run cmsutil, type the command cmsutil option [arguments] where option and arguments are combinations of the
       options and arguments listed in the following section. Each command takes one option. Each option may take
       zero or more arguments. To see a usage string, issue the command without options.

OPTIONS AND ARGUMENTS
       Options

       Options specify an action. Option arguments modify an action. The options and arguments for the cmsutil
       command are defined as follows:

       -C
           Encrypt a message.

       -D
           Decode a message.

       -E
           Envelope a message.

       -O
           Create a certificates-only message.

       -S
           Sign a message.

       Arguments

       Option arguments modify an action.

       -b
           Decode a batch of files named in infile.

       -c content
           Use this detached content (decode only).

       -d dbdir
           Specify the key/certificate database directory (default is ".")

       -e envfile
           Specify a file containing an enveloped message for a set of recipients to which you would like to send an
           encrypted message. If this is the first encrypted message for that set of recipients, a new enveloped
           Generate email headers with info about CMS message (decode only).

       -i infile
           Use infile as a source of data (default is stdin).

       -k
           Keep decoded encryption certs in permanent cert db.

       -N nickname
           Specify nickname of certificate to sign with (sign only).

       -n
           Suppress output of contents (decode only).

       -o outfile
           Use outfile as a destination of data (default is stdout).

       -P
           Include an S/MIME capabilities attribute.

       -p password
           Use password as key database password.

       -r recipient1,recipient2, ...
           Specify list of recipients (email addresses) for an encrypted or enveloped message. For certificates-only
           message, list of certificates to send.

       -T
           Suppress content in CMS message (sign only).

       -u certusage
           Set type of cert usage (default is certUsageEmailSigner).

       -v
           Print debugging information.

       -Y ekprefnick
           Specify an encryption key preference by nickname.

USAGE
       Encrypt Example

           cmsutil -C [-i infile] [-o outfile] [-d dbdir] [-p password] -r "recipient1,recipient2, . . ." -e envfile


       Decode Example

           cmsutil -D [-i infile] [-o outfile] [-d dbdir] [-p password] [-c content] [-n] [-h num]


       Envelope Example

           cmsutil -E [-i infile] [-o outfile] [-d dbdir] [-p password] -r "recipient1,recipient2, ..."


       certutil(1)

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
       For information about NSS and other tools related to NSS (like JSS), check out the NSS project wiki at
       http://www.mozilla.org/projects/security/pki/nss/. The NSS site relates directly to NSS code changes and
       releases.

       Mailing lists: https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/dev-tech-crypto

       IRC: Freenode at #dogtag-pki

AUTHORS
       The NSS tools were written and maintained by developers with Netscape, Red Hat, Sun, Oracle, Mozilla, and
       Google.

       Authors: Elio Maldonado <[email protected]>, Deon Lackey <[email protected]>.

LICENSE
       Licensed under the Mozilla Public License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this file,
       You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.

NOTES
        1. Mozilla NSS bug 836477
           https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=836477



nss-tools                                            5 June 2014                                           CMSUTIL(1)