gnutls-cli(1)gnutls-cli(1)NAMEgnutls-cli - GNU TLS test client
SYNOPSISgnutls-cli [options] hostname
DESCRIPTION
Simple client program to set up a TLS connection to some other com‐
puter. It sets up a TLS connection and forwards data from the standard
input to the secured socket and vice versa.
OPTIONS
Program control options
--copyright
Prints the program's license.
-d, --debug LEVEL
Specify the debug level. Default is 1.
-h, --help
Prints a short reminder of the command line options.
-l, --list
Print a list of the supported algorithms and modes.
-r, --resume
Connect, establish a session. Connect again and resume this
session.
-s, --starttls
Connect, establish a plain session and start TLS when EOF or a
SIGALRM is received.
-v, --version
Prints the program's version number.
TLS/SSL control options
--ciphers cipher1 cipher2...
Ciphers to enable (use gnutls-cli--list to show the supported
ciphers).
--comp comp1 comp2...
Compression methods to enable (use gnutls-cli--list to show the
supported compression methods).
--crlf Send CR LF instead of LF.
--ctypes certType1 certType2...
Certificate types to enable (use gnutls-cli--list to show the
supported certificate types).
-f, --fingerprint
Send the openpgp fingerprint, instead of the key.
--kx kx1 kx2...
Key exchange methods to enable (use gnutls-cli--list to show
the supported key exchange methods).
--macs mac1 mac2...
MACs (Message Authentication Codes) to enable (use gnutls-cli--list to show the supported MACs).
-p, --port integer
The port to connect to.
--protocols protocol1 protocol2...
Protocols to enable (use gnutls-cli--list to show the supported
protocols).
--recordsize integer
The maximum record size to advertize.
Certificate options
--pgpcertfile FILE
PGP Public Key (certificate) file to use.
--pgpkeyfile FILE
PGP Key file to use.
--pgpkeyring FILE
PGP Key ring file to use.
--pgptrustdb FILE
PGP trustdb file to use.
--srppasswd PASSWD
SRP password to use.
--srpusername NAME
SRP username to use.
--x509cafile FILE
Certificate file to use.
--x509certfile FILE
X.509 Certificate file to use.
--x509fmtder
Use DER format for certificates
--x509keyfile FILE
X.509 key file to use.
--xml Print the certificate information in XML format.
SEE ALSOgnutls-cli-debug(1), gnutls-serv(1)AUTHOR
Nikos Mavroyanopoulos <nmav@gnutls.org> and others; see
/usr/share/doc/gnutls-bin/AUTHORS for a complete list.
This manual page was written by Ivo Timmermans <ivo@debian.org>, for
the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others).
December 1st 2003 gnutls-cli(1)