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=pod
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=head1 NAME
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ts - Time Stamping Authority tool (client/server)
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=head1 SYNOPSIS
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B<openssl> B<ts>
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B<-query>
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[B<-rand> file:file...]
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[B<-config> configfile]
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[B<-data> file_to_hash]
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[B<-digest> digest_bytes]
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[B<-md2>|B<-md4>|B<-md5>|B<-sha>|B<-sha1>|B<-mdc2>|B<-ripemd160>|B<...>]
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[B<-policy> object_id]
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[B<-no_nonce>]
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[B<-cert>]
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[B<-in> request.tsq]
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[B<-out> request.tsq]
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[B<-text>]
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B<openssl> B<ts>
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B<-reply>
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[B<-config> configfile]
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[B<-section> tsa_section]
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[B<-queryfile> request.tsq]
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[B<-passin> password_src]
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[B<-signer> tsa_cert.pem]
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[B<-inkey> private.pem]
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[B<-chain> certs_file.pem]
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[B<-policy> object_id]
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[B<-in> response.tsr]
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[B<-token_in>]
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[B<-out> response.tsr]
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[B<-token_out>]
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[B<-text>]
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[B<-engine> id]
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B<openssl> B<ts>
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B<-verify>
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[B<-data> file_to_hash]
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[B<-digest> digest_bytes]
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[B<-queryfile> request.tsq]
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[B<-in> response.tsr]
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[B<-token_in>]
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[B<-CApath> trusted_cert_path]
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[B<-CAfile> trusted_certs.pem]
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[B<-untrusted> cert_file.pem]
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=head1 DESCRIPTION
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The B<ts> command is a basic Time Stamping Authority (TSA) client and server
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application as specified in RFC 3161 (Time-Stamp Protocol, TSP). A
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TSA can be part of a PKI deployment and its role is to provide long
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term proof of the existence of a certain datum before a particular
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time. Here is a brief description of the protocol:
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=over 4
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=item 1.
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The TSA client computes a one-way hash value for a data file and sends
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the hash to the TSA.
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=item 2.
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The TSA attaches the current date and time to the received hash value,
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signs them and sends the time stamp token back to the client. By
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creating this token the TSA certifies the existence of the original
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data file at the time of response generation.
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=item 3.
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The TSA client receives the time stamp token and verifies the
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signature on it. It also checks if the token contains the same hash
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value that it had sent to the TSA.
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=back
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There is one DER encoded protocol data unit defined for transporting a time
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stamp request to the TSA and one for sending the time stamp response
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back to the client. The B<ts> command has three main functions:
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creating a time stamp request based on a data file,
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creating a time stamp response based on a request, verifying if a
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response corresponds to a particular request or a data file.
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There is no support for sending the requests/responses automatically
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over HTTP or TCP yet as suggested in RFC 3161. The users must send the
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requests either by ftp or e-mail.
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=head1 OPTIONS
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=head2 Time Stamp Request generation
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The B<-query> switch can be used for creating and printing a time stamp
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request with the following options:
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=over 4
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=item B<-rand> file:file...
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The files containing random data for seeding the random number
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generator. Multiple files can be specified, the separator is B<;> for
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MS-Windows, B<,> for VMS and B<:> for all other platforms. (Optional)
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=item B<-config> configfile
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The configuration file to use, this option overrides the
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B<OPENSSL_CONF> environment variable. Only the OID section
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of the config file is used with the B<-query> command. (Optional)
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=item B<-data> file_to_hash
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The data file for which the time stamp request needs to be
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created. stdin is the default if neither the B<-data> nor the B<-digest>
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parameter is specified. (Optional)
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=item B<-digest> digest_bytes
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It is possible to specify the message imprint explicitly without the data
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file. The imprint must be specified in a hexadecimal format, two characters
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per byte, the bytes optionally separated by colons (e.g. 1A:F6:01:... or
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1AF601...). The number of bytes must match the message digest algorithm
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in use. (Optional)
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=item B<-md2>|B<-md4>|B<-md5>|B<-sha>|B<-sha1>|B<-mdc2>|B<-ripemd160>|B<...>
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The message digest to apply to the data file, it supports all the message
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digest algorithms that are supported by the openssl B<dgst> command.
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The default is SHA-1. (Optional)
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=item B<-policy> object_id
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The policy that the client expects the TSA to use for creating the
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time stamp token. Either the dotted OID notation or OID names defined
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in the config file can be used. If no policy is requested the TSA will
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use its own default policy. (Optional)
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=item B<-no_nonce>
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No nonce is specified in the request if this option is
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given. Otherwise a 64 bit long pseudo-random none is
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included in the request. It is recommended to use nonce to
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protect against replay-attacks. (Optional)
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=item B<-cert>
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The TSA is expected to include its signing certificate in the
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response. (Optional)
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=item B<-in> request.tsq
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This option specifies a previously created time stamp request in DER
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format that will be printed into the output file. Useful when you need
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to examine the content of a request in human-readable
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format. (Optional)
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=item B<-out> request.tsq
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Name of the output file to which the request will be written. Default
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is stdout. (Optional)
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=item B<-text>
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If this option is specified the output is human-readable text format
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instead of DER. (Optional)
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=back
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=head2 Time Stamp Response generation
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A time stamp response (TimeStampResp) consists of a response status
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and the time stamp token itself (ContentInfo), if the token generation was
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successful. The B<-reply> command is for creating a time stamp
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response or time stamp token based on a request and printing the
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response/token in human-readable format. If B<-token_out> is not
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specified the output is always a time stamp response (TimeStampResp),
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otherwise it is a time stamp token (ContentInfo).
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=over 4
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=item B<-config> configfile
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The configuration file to use, this option overrides the
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B<OPENSSL_CONF> environment variable. See B<CONFIGURATION FILE
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OPTIONS> for configurable variables. (Optional)
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=item B<-section> tsa_section
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The name of the config file section conatining the settings for the
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response generation. If not specified the default TSA section is
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used, see B<CONFIGURATION FILE OPTIONS> for details. (Optional)
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=item B<-queryfile> request.tsq
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The name of the file containing a DER encoded time stamp request. (Optional)
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=item B<-passin> password_src
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Specifies the password source for the private key of the TSA. See
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B<PASS PHRASE ARGUMENTS> in L<openssl(1)|openssl(1)>. (Optional)
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=item B<-signer> tsa_cert.pem
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The signer certificate of the TSA in PEM format. The TSA signing
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certificate must have exactly one extended key usage assigned to it:
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timeStamping. The extended key usage must also be critical, otherwise
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the certificate is going to be refused. Overrides the B<signer_cert>
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variable of the config file. (Optional)
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=item B<-inkey> private.pem
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The signer private key of the TSA in PEM format. Overrides the
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B<signer_key> config file option. (Optional)
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=item B<-chain> certs_file.pem
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The collection of certificates in PEM format that will all
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be included in the response in addition to the signer certificate if
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the B<-cert> option was used for the request. This file is supposed to
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contain the certificate chain for the signer certificate from its
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issuer upwards. The B<-reply> command does not build a certificate
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chain automatically. (Optional)
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=item B<-policy> object_id
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The default policy to use for the response unless the client
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explicitly requires a particular TSA policy. The OID can be specified
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either in dotted notation or with its name. Overrides the
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B<default_policy> config file option. (Optional)
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=item B<-in> response.tsr
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Specifies a previously created time stamp response or time stamp token
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(if B<-token_in> is also specified) in DER format that will be written
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to the output file. This option does not require a request, it is
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useful e.g. when you need to examine the content of a response or
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token or you want to extract the time stamp token from a response. If
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the input is a token and the output is a time stamp response a default
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'granted' status info is added to the token. (Optional)
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=item B<-token_in>
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This flag can be used together with the B<-in> option and indicates
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that the input is a DER encoded time stamp token (ContentInfo) instead
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of a time stamp response (TimeStampResp). (Optional)
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=item B<-out> response.tsr
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The response is written to this file. The format and content of the
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file depends on other options (see B<-text>, B<-token_out>). The default is
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stdout. (Optional)
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=item B<-token_out>
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The output is a time stamp token (ContentInfo) instead of time stamp
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response (TimeStampResp). (Optional)
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=item B<-text>
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If this option is specified the output is human-readable text format
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instead of DER. (Optional)
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=item B<-engine> id
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Specifying an engine (by its unique B<id> string) will cause B<ts>
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to attempt to obtain a functional reference to the specified engine,
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thus initialising it if needed. The engine will then be set as the default
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for all available algorithms. Default is builtin. (Optional)
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=back
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=head2 Time Stamp Response verification
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The B<-verify> command is for verifying if a time stamp response or time
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stamp token is valid and matches a particular time stamp request or
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data file. The B<-verify> command does not use the configuration file.
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=over 4
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=item B<-data> file_to_hash
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The response or token must be verified against file_to_hash. The file
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is hashed with the message digest algorithm specified in the token.
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The B<-digest> and B<-queryfile> options must not be specified with this one.
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(Optional)
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=item B<-digest> digest_bytes
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The response or token must be verified against the message digest specified
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with this option. The number of bytes must match the message digest algorithm
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specified in the token. The B<-data> and B<-queryfile> options must not be
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specified with this one. (Optional)
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=item B<-queryfile> request.tsq
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The original time stamp request in DER format. The B<-data> and B<-digest>
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options must not be specified with this one. (Optional)
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=item B<-in> response.tsr
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The time stamp response that needs to be verified in DER format. (Mandatory)
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=item B<-token_in>
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This flag can be used together with the B<-in> option and indicates
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that the input is a DER encoded time stamp token (ContentInfo) instead
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of a time stamp response (TimeStampResp). (Optional)
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=item B<-CApath> trusted_cert_path
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The name of the directory containing the trused CA certificates of the
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client. See the similar option of L<verify(1)|verify(1)> for additional
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details. Either this option or B<-CAfile> must be specified. (Optional)
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=item B<-CAfile> trusted_certs.pem
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The name of the file containing a set of trusted self-signed CA
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certificates in PEM format. See the similar option of
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L<verify(1)|verify(1)> for additional details. Either this option
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or B<-CApath> must be specified.
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(Optional)
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=item B<-untrusted> cert_file.pem
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Set of additional untrusted certificates in PEM format which may be
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needed when building the certificate chain for the TSA's signing
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certificate. This file must contain the TSA signing certificate and
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all intermediate CA certificates unless the response includes them.
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(Optional)
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=back
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=head1 CONFIGURATION FILE OPTIONS
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The B<-query> and B<-reply> commands make use of a configuration file
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defined by the B<OPENSSL_CONF> environment variable. See L<config(5)|config(5)>
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for a general description of the syntax of the config file. The
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B<-query> command uses only the symbolic OID names section
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and it can work without it. However, the B<-reply> command needs the
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config file for its operation.
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When there is a command line switch equivalent of a variable the
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switch always overrides the settings in the config file.
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=over 4
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=item B<tsa> section, B<default_tsa>
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This is the main section and it specifies the name of another section
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that contains all the options for the B<-reply> command. This default
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section can be overriden with the B<-section> command line switch. (Optional)
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=item B<oid_file>
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See L<ca(1)|ca(1)> for description. (Optional)
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=item B<oid_section>
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See L<ca(1)|ca(1)> for description. (Optional)
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=item B<RANDFILE>
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See L<ca(1)|ca(1)> for description. (Optional)
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=item B<serial>
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The name of the file containing the hexadecimal serial number of the
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last time stamp response created. This number is incremented by 1 for
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each response. If the file does not exist at the time of response
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generation a new file is created with serial number 1. (Mandatory)
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=item B<crypto_device>
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Specifies the OpenSSL engine that will be set as the default for
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all available algorithms. The default value is builtin, you can specify
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any other engines supported by OpenSSL (e.g. use chil for the NCipher HSM).
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(Optional)
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=item B<signer_cert>
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TSA signing certificate in PEM format. The same as the B<-signer>
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command line option. (Optional)
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=item B<certs>
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A file containing a set of PEM encoded certificates that need to be
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included in the response. The same as the B<-chain> command line
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option. (Optional)
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=item B<signer_key>
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The private key of the TSA in PEM format. The same as the B<-inkey>
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command line option. (Optional)
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=item B<default_policy>
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The default policy to use when the request does not mandate any
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policy. The same as the B<-policy> command line option. (Optional)
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=item B<other_policies>
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Comma separated list of policies that are also acceptable by the TSA
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and used only if the request explicitly specifies one of them. (Optional)
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=item B<digests>
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The list of message digest algorithms that the TSA accepts. At least
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one algorithm must be specified. (Mandatory)
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=item B<accuracy>
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The accuracy of the time source of the TSA in seconds, milliseconds
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and microseconds. E.g. secs:1, millisecs:500, microsecs:100. If any of
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the components is missing zero is assumed for that field. (Optional)
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=item B<clock_precision_digits>
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Specifies the maximum number of digits, which represent the fraction of
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seconds, that need to be included in the time field. The trailing zeroes
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must be removed from the time, so there might actually be fewer digits,
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or no fraction of seconds at all. Supported only on UNIX platforms.
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The maximum value is 6, default is 0.
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(Optional)
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=item B<ordering>
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If this option is yes the responses generated by this TSA can always
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be ordered, even if the time difference between two responses is less
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than the sum of their accuracies. Default is no. (Optional)
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=item B<tsa_name>
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Set this option to yes if the subject name of the TSA must be included in
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the TSA name field of the response. Default is no. (Optional)
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=item B<ess_cert_id_chain>
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The SignedData objects created by the TSA always contain the
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certificate identifier of the signing certificate in a signed
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attribute (see RFC 2634, Enhanced Security Services). If this option
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is set to yes and either the B<certs> variable or the B<-chain> option
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is specified then the certificate identifiers of the chain will also
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be included in the SigningCertificate signed attribute. If this
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variable is set to no, only the signing certificate identifier is
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included. Default is no. (Optional)
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=back
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=head1 ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
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B<OPENSSL_CONF> contains the path of the configuration file and can be
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overriden by the B<-config> command line option.
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=head1 EXAMPLES
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All the examples below presume that B<OPENSSL_CONF> is set to a proper
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configuration file, e.g. the example configuration file
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openssl/apps/openssl.cnf will do.
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=head2 Time Stamp Request
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To create a time stamp request for design1.txt with SHA-1
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without nonce and policy and no certificate is required in the response:
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openssl ts -query -data design1.txt -no_nonce \
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-out design1.tsq
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To create a similar time stamp request with specifying the message imprint
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explicitly:
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openssl ts -query -digest b7e5d3f93198b38379852f2c04e78d73abdd0f4b \
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-no_nonce -out design1.tsq
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To print the content of the previous request in human readable format:
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openssl ts -query -in design1.tsq -text
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To create a time stamp request which includes the MD-5 digest
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of design2.txt, requests the signer certificate and nonce,
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specifies a policy id (assuming the tsa_policy1 name is defined in the
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OID section of the config file):
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openssl ts -query -data design2.txt -md5 \
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-policy tsa_policy1 -cert -out design2.tsq
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=head2 Time Stamp Response
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Before generating a response a signing certificate must be created for
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the TSA that contains the B<timeStamping> critical extended key usage extension
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without any other key usage extensions. You can add the
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'extendedKeyUsage = critical,timeStamping' line to the user certificate section
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of the config file to generate a proper certificate. See L<req(1)|req(1)>,
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L<ca(1)|ca(1)>, L<x509(1)|x509(1)> for instructions. The examples
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below assume that cacert.pem contains the certificate of the CA,
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tsacert.pem is the signing certificate issued by cacert.pem and
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tsakey.pem is the private key of the TSA.
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To create a time stamp response for a request:
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openssl ts -reply -queryfile design1.tsq -inkey tsakey.pem \
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-signer tsacert.pem -out design1.tsr
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If you want to use the settings in the config file you could just write:
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openssl ts -reply -queryfile design1.tsq -out design1.tsr
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To print a time stamp reply to stdout in human readable format:
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openssl ts -reply -in design1.tsr -text
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To create a time stamp token instead of time stamp response:
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openssl ts -reply -queryfile design1.tsq -out design1_token.der -token_out
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To print a time stamp token to stdout in human readable format:
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openssl ts -reply -in design1_token.der -token_in -text -token_out
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To extract the time stamp token from a response:
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openssl ts -reply -in design1.tsr -out design1_token.der -token_out
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To add 'granted' status info to a time stamp token thereby creating a
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valid response:
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openssl ts -reply -in design1_token.der -token_in -out design1.tsr
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=head2 Time Stamp Verification
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To verify a time stamp reply against a request:
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openssl ts -verify -queryfile design1.tsq -in design1.tsr \
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-CAfile cacert.pem -untrusted tsacert.pem
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To verify a time stamp reply that includes the certificate chain:
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openssl ts -verify -queryfile design2.tsq -in design2.tsr \
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-CAfile cacert.pem
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To verify a time stamp token against the original data file:
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openssl ts -verify -data design2.txt -in design2.tsr \
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-CAfile cacert.pem
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To verify a time stamp token against a message imprint:
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openssl ts -verify -digest b7e5d3f93198b38379852f2c04e78d73abdd0f4b \
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-in design2.tsr -CAfile cacert.pem
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You could also look at the 'test' directory for more examples.
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=head1 BUGS
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If you find any bugs or you have suggestions please write to
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Zoltan Glozik <zglozik@opentsa.org>. Known issues:
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=over 4
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=item * No support for time stamps over SMTP, though it is quite easy
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to implement an automatic e-mail based TSA with L<procmail(1)|procmail(1)>
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and L<perl(1)|perl(1)>. HTTP server support is provided in the form of
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a separate apache module. HTTP client support is provided by
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L<tsget(1)|tsget(1)>. Pure TCP/IP protocol is not supported.
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=item * The file containing the last serial number of the TSA is not
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locked when being read or written. This is a problem if more than one
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instance of L<openssl(1)|openssl(1)> is trying to create a time stamp
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response at the same time. This is not an issue when using the apache
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server module, it does proper locking.
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=item * Look for the FIXME word in the source files.
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=item * The source code should really be reviewed by somebody else, too.
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=item * More testing is needed, I have done only some basic tests (see
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test/testtsa).
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=back
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=cut
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=head1 AUTHOR
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Zoltan Glozik <zglozik@opentsa.org>, OpenTSA project (http://www.opentsa.org)
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=head1 SEE ALSO
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L<tsget(1)|tsget(1)>, L<openssl(1)|openssl(1)>, L<req(1)|req(1)>,
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L<x509(1)|x509(1)>, L<ca(1)|ca(1)>, L<genrsa(1)|genrsa(1)>,
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L<config(5)|config(5)>
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=cut
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