The PEM block cannot be decoded.

PEM_INVALID · Severity: Error

• ErrorPEM_INVALID

  The PEM block cannot be decoded.

  The text between the BEGIN and END lines is not valid base64, or the decoded bytes are not a DER-encoded certificate or certificate request, or one of its extensions cannot be read. The evidence says which. Copying a block from an email or a terminal often breaks a line or drops characters.

  Recommendation: Copy the block again from the file, including both marker lines.

Reported by

• CSR decoder
• PEM certificate decoder

Available through the API

• CSR decoder API
• PEM certificate decoder API

Related findings

• Info PEM_PERSONAL_DATA_OMITTED Email addresses and personal name types were left out of the result.
• Warning PEM_WEAK_KEY The pasted certificate or request uses a weak public key.
• Warning PEM_WEAK_SIGNATURE The pasted certificate or request is signed with SHA-1 or MD5.

All findings