PkiUtils

Manage user certificates and certificate requests from Windows Certificate Store.
What is PkiUtils?
PkiUtils is a Chrome extension that provides access to the Windows Certificate Store, allowing you to export and import user certificates using QR codes. It also enables the creation of certificate requests through the KEYGEN function on web pages.

Extension stats

Users: 31 ▼ -2
Version: 1.4 (Last updated: 2020-07-12)
Creation date: 2020-07-11
Risk impact: Moderate risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • nativeMessaging
  • <all_urls>
Size: 1.39M
URLs: Website

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Extension summary

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With this extension you can access to the Windows Certificate Store to export user certificates (PKCS#12) using QR codes that can be scanned from a smartphone, or import them using a camera connected to the computer.

To perform the import/export of certificates, an animation will be showed with the QR codes, necessary to encode the information (in most cases the size of a PKCS#12 will be larger than it can be encoded in a single QR code).

This extension also includes a content script that will allow the KEYGEN function to be invoked from any web page, which will create a private key within the Windows Certificate Store and compose a PKCS#10 certificate request (similar to the old <keygen/> tag that was available long ago in web browsers).

Extension safety

Risk impact

PkiUtils requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

PkiUtils has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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