| File Type |
Privacy Enhanced Mail Certificate |
| File Format |
File |
| Common? |
No |
| File Description |
Base64-encoded certificate file, such as a PEM-encoded X509 certificate; used to authenticate a secure website; typically imported from a Unix-based Apache Web server and compatible with OpenSSL applications.
PEM certificate files are generated automatically and are not meant to be opened or edited manually; some secure websites may ask users to upload a PEM file (possibly sent in an e-mail) in order to authenticate their identity. |
| Program(s) that open pem files |
Mac: Web server with OpenSSL installed
Windows: Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS)
Unix: Web server with OpenSSL installed |
