Does MetaDefender Core support Elliptic Curve (EC) Private Key and Certificate for enabling HTTPS?

Yes, MetaDefender Core supports Elliptic Curve private key and certificate for enabling HTTPS.

Example: PEM-encoded EC private key format

🔍Supported Curves

Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC) offers many different curve sets. You can list all supported curves using the following command:

However, most modern browsers only support P-256 and P-384.

Therefore, we recommend using P-256 (also known as prime256v1) or P-384 for HTTPS with MetaDefender Core.

🔧 How to Verify Your EC Private Key

To inspect your EC private key, use the following command:

Explanation:

• -in ec_private.key: Path to your EC private key file (PEM format).
• -text: Prints a human-readable summary of the key (including public and private components).
• -noout: Suppresses output of the encoded key.

Example Output: