Since the PKCS12 format is a binary format, it is difficult to see the contents of the file. You can output the PKCS12 in PEM format and see information about the file with the following openssl command: > openssl pkcs12 -info -nodes -in cred.p12 Enter Import Password: MAC Iteration 2048 MAC verified OK PKCS7 Encrypted data: pbeWithSHA1And40BitRC2-CBC, Iteration 2048 Certificate bag Bag Attributes localKeyID: 9B 8A 85 AF 89 9D EB B0 73 3A F8 F1 D3 F7 88 09 22 47 7C E3 subject=/C=US/ST=Illinois/L=Urbana/O=NCSA/CN=Terry Fleury/emailAddress=tfleury@ncsa.uiuc.edu issuer=/C=US/ST=Illinois/L=Urbana/O=NCSA/CN=Terry Fleury/emailAddress=tfleury@ncsa.uiuc.edu -----BEGIN CERTIFICATE----- MIID1zCCA0CgAwIBAgIJAPznkOa+zeeLMA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBBQUAMIGkMQswCQYD VQQGEwJVUzERMA8GA1UECBMISWxsaW5vaXMxDzANBgNVBAcTBlVyYmFuYTENMAsG A1UEChMETkNTQTEjMCEGA1UECxMaU2VjdXJpdHkgUmVzZWFyY2ggRGl2aXNpb24x GjAYBgNVBAMTEXd3dy5uY3NhLnVpdWMuZWR1MSEwHwYJKoZIhvcNAQkBFhJyb290 QG5jYXMudWl1Yy5lZHUwHhcNMDYwMzAxMTkzMDMxWhcNMDcwMzAxMTkzMDMxWjCB pDELMAkGA1UEBhMCVVMxETAPBgNVBAgTCElsbGlub2lzMQ8wDQYDVQQHEwZVcmJh bmExDTALBgNVBAoTBE5DU0ExIzAhBgNVBAsTGlNlY3VyaXR5IFJlc2VhcmNoIERp dmlzaW9uMRowGAYDVQQDExF3d3cubmNzYS51aXVjLmVkdTEhMB8GCSqGSIb3DQEJ ARYScm9vdEBuY2FzLnVpdWMuZWR1MIGfMA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBAQUAA4GNADCBiQKB gQCy8/9Afil4C+wvFdm2p7w6sQsZolXJQ1J07VDySCoguXCi6sCR/AyJEr9E6jP3 50FsgFoMn4d0qhkBb6JwczJtJRPphZIvXTi0rrOzZpe0yTF17NWcc5XXn9M8MbR2 jS97pjJ2AyclvOgGN/nYIdEpBfGKJ0cLQr50rBEAu+GScQIDAQABo4IBDTCCAQkw HQYDVR0OBBYEFA9U2p42HR64xIK3uK9TqsuBYkorMIHZBgNVHSMEgdEwgc6AFA9U 2p42HR64xIK3uK9TqsuBYkoroYGqpIGnMIGkMQswCQYDVQQGEwJVUzERMA8GA1UE CBMISWxsaW5vaXMxDzANBgNVBAcTBlVyYmFuYTENMAsGA1UEChMETkNTQTEjMCEG A1UECxMaU2VjdXJpdHkgUmVzZWFyY2ggRGl2aXNpb24xGjAYBgNVBAMTEXd3dy5u Y3NhLnVpdWMuZWR1MSEwHwYJKoZIhvcNAQkBFhJyb290QG5jYXMudWl1Yy5lZHWC CQD855Dmvs3nizAMBgNVHRMEBTADAQH/MA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBBQUAA4GBAAfq52g4 oMVFtzp52pMZevxov9HyJNpuWHOP7y7WHmuYzigDy5vOqJgPki3w3hkdprIKKIb5 7UPwfEZxrW4WwklWllcYV2/00ytZ9tf5GreGhM+AGKOZzv+fDQBtzLr4T4TOjpQO HtceiR1JeNNVHL+Y53cXbP6qKh0TYn8xVQH3 -----END CERTIFICATE----- PKCS7 Data Shrouded Keybag: pbeWithSHA1And3-KeyTripleDES-CBC, Iteration 2048 Bag Attributes localKeyID: 9B 8A 85 AF 89 9D EB B0 73 3A F8 F1 D3 F7 88 09 22 47 7C E3 Key Attributes: -----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY----- MIICXAIBAAKBgQCy8/9Afil4C+wvFdm2p7w6sQsZolXJQ1J07VDySCoguXCi6sCR /AyJEr9E6jP350FsgFoMn4d0qhkBb6JwczJtJRPphZIvXTi0rrOzZpe0yTF17NWc c5XXn9M8MbR2jS97pjJ2AyclvOgGN/nYIdEpBfGKJ0cLQr50rBEAu+GScQIDAQAB AoGATW7y9i8hNobCLiWgTT8LXcIZ8X+i6zGsTlgZ/JxpTjuvl29I4GJV8kIgbWuC DTUNxCtNy8SD0mF/7HUnrszJ9mKM52mrmKDLDNzvKY5J8Vl+u+7oNp7f8MViAIUK DvmUEG2RsA7boELYza6jrHRwEgB2Sk03ArW4M5jrS+/xYKECQQDoCOg7u1HcIj0t eugQmQABfR86N81dE48bILNQlhDjbHlyedmMOmDBMqFEE2ayfb3EtHUoaZ81YHcE 5aDDY8B1AkEAxW+Wy65LE2OnjIYjDSqHUrCpHxa6BrAS2OqYj0VSw1Fs5D4YHg/J Ku41T5tOkeVsuwQcrGDhWR3+E4I2CTwKjQJARxjbl9nYxlvTZQkg7F0FLG+bTupk SZ3Bnq1RZGLm/9hwCgyeBSKqHOiXk1VihVST/h7ROzXJ68AIF/8IWHZLNQJAfCns PJWU81GlqhMlcf8/8TnWcg252cDbaX1Hijp/jQPlJjkCs80bpxr9fd3e8JPG6Gny mlmm/oOFKMGnt/EBdQJBAJDVOMCPGolE06faCy6qpX6dYSVz1thc/Prvlss9CQAC GjxDIISsFw71r2h7XdV70oFeJ/r3uhXxbHRim9tFqsI= -----END RSA PRIVATE KEY----- Here's an explanation of the command line options: * -info - view all information of the file, including file structure, algorithms used, and interation counts. * -nodes - do not prompt for an encryption password when outputting the private key. * -in cred.p12 - read in the PKCS12 formatted certificate from the file cred.p12.