I have a certificate file which was generated by the simpleCA tool. I want to know what the easiest way is to use this certificate file to sign some data in Perl.

I am running an Apache HTTP Server on a Centos box, and I need to digitally sign some text.

I read in the file (Client.crt), and output it to standard output. It appears to be Base64Encoded. Here is a sample: 
-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
MIICqzCCAhSgAwIBAgICEAAwDQYJKoZIhvcNAQEEBQAwgZwxCzAJBgNVBAYTAkFV
...
EmsqLqgiS/OejqRYmaJe
-----END CERTIFICATE-----

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Is there a Perl module which will read in this certificate file and allow me to use it to sign data?

Cheers,
Shug

In reply to Using Certificate files in Perl by shug94

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