python script used to extract certificates from ovpn file usage: python ovpn_cert_extractor.py file_name_of_ovpn.ovpn

ovpn_cert_extractor

import sys
import re
def find_between( s, first, last ):
    try:
        start = s.index( first ) + len( first )
        end = s.index( last, start )
        return s[start:end]
    except ValueError:
        return ""
fr = open(sys.argv[1],'r')
print((sys.argv[1])[:-5])
text = fr.read()
caw = open((sys.argv[1])[:-5]+'ca'+'.crt','w')
caw.write((find_between(text,"<ca>","</ca>"))[2:]) 
caw.close()


userw = open((sys.argv[1])[:-5]+'user'+'.crt','w')
userw.write((find_between(text,"<cert>","</cert>"))[2:]) 
userw.close()


keyw = open((sys.argv[1])[:-5]+'key'+'.crt','w')
keyw.write((find_between(text,"<key>","</key>"))[2:]) 
keyw.close()

fr.close()