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SSL Certificate Converter

Convert SSL/TLS certificates between PEM, DER and PFX/P12 formats. Parse certificate details, extract from PKCS12 bundles.

Paste a PEM certificate below, or upload a .crt / .pem / .der file to inspect its details.
Paste a PEM certificate or private key. Downloads as binary .der file.
Upload a binary .der / .cer file, or paste base64-encoded DER.
Upload a PKCS#12 (.pfx / .p12) file exported from IIS, Windows or macOS Keychain. Enter the export password if required.
Provide your certificate (.crt) and private key (.key) in PEM format. Set an export password for the PFX (recommended).
Certificate (PEM)
Private Key (PEM)
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PEM

Base64-encoded text format. Starts with -----BEGIN…. Default for nginx, Apache, OpenSSL. Can contain cert + key in one file.

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DER

Binary format β€” the raw ASN.1 encoding of X.509. Used by Java (keytool), older Windows tools. Not human-readable.

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PFX / P12

PKCS#12 bundle β€” can contain cert + private key + certificate chain in one password-protected binary file. Used by IIS, Windows, macOS.

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Privacy note

Certificate processing happens on our server. Never paste production private keys on untrusted tools. Use only test/staging keys here.