Certificate Signpost (Viewer)
The CertificateSignpostComponent, an Angular component, elegantly interprets a PEM string, showcasing the certificate's content with a click on the certificate icon. Seamlessly integrated with the Clarity Design System, this component boasts functionalities to exhibit crucial details such as the certificate's status, validity period, issuer information, and hash values.
PEM stands for Privacy Enhanced Mail. It's a file format that is often used to store cryptographic keys, certificates, and other secure data. PEM files typically have extensions like .pem, .crt, .cer, and .key. The data within a PEM file is usually encoded using Base64 encoding, which is a method of converting binary data into ASCII characters.
Usage
position: Determines the positioning of the signpost content. The default is set to right-middle, with various other positions available, including top-left, top-middle, top-right, right-top, right-middle, right-bottom, bottom-right, bottom-middle, bottom-left, left-bottom, left-middle, and left-top.showIcon: A boolean value to manage the visibility of the certificate status icon, set to true by default.pemEncoded: A boolean flag indicating whether the PEM string is encoded or not, with a default value of false.pem: A string containing the PEM-encoded certificate.
Example 1: Parsing Raw PEM
Let's say you want to parse the following PEM and display the certificate signpost.
-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
MIIDljCCAn6gAwIBAgIQC5McOtY5Z+pnI7/Dr5r0SzANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQsFADBl
MQswCQYDVQQGEwJVUzEVMBMGA1UEChMMRGlnaUNlcnQgSW5jMRkwFwYDVQQLExB3
d3cuZGlnaWNlcnQuY29tMSQwIgYDVQQDExtEaWdpQ2VydCBBc3N1cmVkIElEIFJv
b3QgRzIwHhcNMTMwODAxMTIwMDAwWhcNMzgwMTE1MTIwMDAwWjBlMQswCQYDVQQG
EwJVUzEVMBMGA1UEChMMRGlnaUNlcnQgSW5jMRkwFwYDVQQLExB3d3cuZGlnaWNl
cnQuY29tMSQwIgYDVQQDExtEaWdpQ2VydCBBc3N1cmVkIElEIFJvb3QgRzIwggEi
MA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBAQUAA4IBDwAwggEKAoIBAQDZ5ygvUj82ckmIkzTz+GoeMVSA
n61UQbVH35ao1K+ALbkKz3X9iaV9JPrjIgwrvJUXCzO/GU1BBpAAvQxNEP4Htecc
biJVMWWXvdMX0h5i89vqbFCMP4QMls+3ywPgym2hFEwbid3tALBSfK+RbLE4E9Hp
EgjAALAcKxHad3A2m67OeYfcgnDmCXRwVWmvo2ifv922ebPynXApVfSr/5Vh88lA
bx3RvpO704gqu52/clpWcTs/1PPRCv4o76Pu2ZmvA9OPYLfykqGxvYmJHzDNw6Yu
YjOuFgJ3RFrngQo8p0Quebg/BLxcoIfhG69Rjs3sLPr4/m3wOnyqi+RnlTGNAgMB
AAGjQjBAMA8GA1UdEwEB/wQFMAMBAf8wDgYDVR0PAQH/BAQDAgGGMB0GA1UdDgQW
BBTOw0q5mVXyuNtgv6l+vVa1lzan1jANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQsFAAOCAQEAyqVVjOPI
QW5pJ6d1Ee88hjZv0p3GeDgdaZaikmkuOGybfQTUiaWxMTeKySHMq2zNixya1r9I
0jJmwYrA8y8678Dj1JGG0VDjA9tzd29KOVPt3ibHtX2vK0LRdWLjSisCx1BL4Gni
lmwORGYQRI+tBev4eaymG+g3NJ1TyWGqolKvSnAWhsI6yLETcDbYz+70CjTVW0z9
B5yiutkBclzzTcHdDrEcDcRjvq30FPuJ7KJBDkzMyFdA0G4Dqs0MjomZmWzwPDCv
ON9vvKO+KSAnq3T/EyJ43pdSVR6DtVQgA+6uwE9W3jfMw3+qBCe703e4YtsXfJwo
IhNzbM8m9Yop5w==
-----END CERTIFICATE-----Click the certificate icon: Valid
import {CertificateSignpostComponent} from 'clr-lift';
@Component({
standalone: true,
imports: [CertificateSignpostComponent],
template: `<cll-certificate-signpost [pem]="pem1" />`
})
export class CertificateDemoComponent {}Example 2: Parsing PEM (Base64 Encoded)
At times, a PEM string is initially encoded in Base64 before being stored. In such scenarios, you can utilize the pemEncoded flag to signify that the PEM string requires decoding before parsing. Here's an example of a string that has been Base64 encoded using btoa(firstExamplePemString):
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 Click the certificate icon: Valid
import {CertificateSignpostComponent} from 'clr-lift';
@Component({
standalone: true,
imports: [CertificateSignpostComponent],
template: `<cll-certificate-signpost [pem]="pem2" [pemEncoded]="true" position="left-top" />`
})
export class CertificateDemoComponent {}