Key Format Converter

Convert cryptographic keys between PEM, DER, and other formats

Input Key

UNKNOWN

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Output

BASE64
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Format Reference

PEM (Privacy Enhanced Mail)

Base64 encoded with header/footer lines. Common for SSL certificates and SSH keys.

-----BEGIN KEY-----\nBase64Data\n-----END KEY-----
DER (Distinguished Encoding Rules)

Binary ASN.1 format. Used for X.509 certificates and PKCS standards.

Base64

Standard Base64 encoding without headers. Compact text representation.

Hexadecimal

Raw bytes as hex string. Useful for debugging and low-level operations.