Node.js x509.serialNumber Property
The x509.serialNumber is an inbuilt application programming interface of class X509Certificate within crypto module which is used to the serial number of this certificate.
Syntax:
const x509.serialNumber
Parameters: This Property does not accept any arguments as a parameter.
Return Value: This Property returns the serial number of this certificate.
How to generate a Public certificate?
Public certificate Open notepad and copy-paste the following key and save the file as public-cert.pem
-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE----- MIICfzCCAegCCQDxxeXw914Y2DANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQsFADCBgzELMAkGA1UEBhMC SU4xEzARBgNVBAgMCldlc3RiZW5nYWwxEDAOBgNVBAcMB0tvbGthdGExFDASBgNV BAoMC1BhbmNvLCBJbmMuMRUwEwYDVQQDDAxSb2hpdCBQcmFzYWQxIDAeBgkqhkiG 9w0BCQEWEXJvZm9mb2ZAZ21haWwuY29tMB4XDTIwMDkwOTA1NTExN1oXDTIwMTAw OTA1NTExN1owgYMxCzAJBgNVBAYTAklOMRMwEQYDVQQIDApXZXN0YmVuZ2FsMRAw DgYDVQQHDAdLb2xrYXRhMRQwEgYDVQQKDAtQYW5jbywgSW5jLjEVMBMGA1UEAwwM Um9oaXQgUHJhc2FkMSAwHgYJKoZIhvcNAQkBFhFyb2ZvZm9mQGdtYWlsLmNvbTCB nzANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQEFAAOBjQAwgYkCgYEAt/EfcF3FG4TneOBWr4JhOUdyuCXm Dhy5yO3VKtQfPxr+5d0joCSnn/5vYDNSr1MfedZmqVxrXFoMAdPCd71BNmDmeLVi QK61WREtASP0ZhQMoUBT+R3Fpdy0jPS0YoT/fBd96CJCmgsQOS8Tq5IKVeB61MyC kwAQ2Goe0T3sdVkCAwEAATANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQsFAAOBgQATe6ixdAjoV7BSHgRX bXM2+IZLq8kq3s7ck0EZrRVhsivutcaZwDXRCCinB+OlPedbzXwNZGvVX0nwPYHG BfiXwdiuZeVJ88ni6Fm6RhoPtu2QF1UExfBvSXuMBgR+evp+e3QadNpGx6Ppl1aC hWF6W2H9+MAlU7yvtmCQQuZmfQ== -----END CERTIFICATE-----
Example 1:
index.js
// Node.js program to demonstrate the // x509.serialNumber function // Importing crypto module const {X509Certificate} = require( 'crypto' ) // Importing fs module const fs = require( 'fs' ) // getting object of a PEM encoded X509 Certificate. const x509 = new X509Certificate(fs.readFileSync( 'public-cert.pem' )); // getting serialNumber included in this certificate. // by using x509.serialNumber function const value = x509.serialNumber // display the result console.log( "serialNumber :- " + value) |
Run the index.js file using the following command.
node index.js
Output:
serialNumber :- F1C5E5F0F75E18D8
Example 2:
index.js
// Node.js program to demonstrate the // x509.serialNumber function // Importing crypto module const {X509Certificate} = require( 'crypto' ) // Importing fs module const fs = require( 'fs' ) // display the result console.log(( new X509Certificate( fs.readFileSync( 'public-cert.pem' ))).serialNumber) |
Run the index.js file using the following command.
node index.js
Output:
F1C5E5F0F75E18D8
Reference: https://nodejs.org/dist/latest-v15.x/docs/api/crypto.html#crypto_x509_serialnumber