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Error Converting .DER file to .PEM file

I'm trying to convert this file in DER format to PEM. Using openssl.exe utility (tried in versions 0.98.1 and 1.02 of openssl) I tried the following commands: openssl x509 -inform der PA_AD_RB_V2_3....
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What is the role of cakey.pem and cacert.pem in addition to .key and .crt based encryption

I have .key file which holds the private key data, .crt file which would be certificate with public key and, to my knowledge, that's it for public key encryption, right? Not exactly. In order to ...
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How does SSL work? Isn't there a hole?

I was reading this article, specifically the "SSL in action" part. It says: When Client connects to company.com on its SSL-secured port, the company sends back its public key (and some other ...
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