====== Certificates - Conversions - Convert .cer to .pem ====== A **.cer** file is just a **.der** file (.crt .cer .der). openssl x509 -inform der -in cert.cer -out cert.pem **NOTE:** If the .cer file starts with **-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE**, then it is already in **.pem** format. Just rename it to using a **.pem** extension.