Convert id_rsa to pem file

convert id_rsa to pem

openssl rsa -in ~/.ssh/id_rsa -outform pem > id_rsa.pem
chmod 600 id_rsa.pem

I had the same problem and fixed by adding -m PEM when generate keys.

So the gen key command look like:

ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096 -m PEM

Then you can get pem from your rsa private key.

openssl rsa -in id_rsa -outform pem > id_rsa.pem

@kollaesch doesn't seem to be the case. I still got:

@macbook:~/work$ openssl dsa -in id_dsa -outform pem
read DSA key
unable to load Private Key
140736256754632:error:0906D06C:PEM routines:PEM_read_bio:no start line:pem_lib.c:697:Expecting: ANY PRIVATE KEY
unable to load Key

Worked to me too. Thanks man !

Just run this

ssh-keygen -f ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub -e -m pem > ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub.pem

Some of the examples above contain insecure use of chmod.
In general to create a file securely, always set the umask first! e.g.

$ rm -f examplefile ; ( umask 0077 && echo "" > examplefile ) ; ls -l examplefile
-rw------- 1 tim tim 1 Feb 26 13:55 examplefile
$  rm -f examplefile ; ( umask 0377 && echo "" > examplefile ) ; ls -l examplefile
-r-------- 1 tim tim 1 Feb 26 13:55 examplefile

...if you don't do that, then your file creation is subject to a race condition, and can be maliciously read between you creating it, and chmodding it...

Huh, TIL! Thanks @linuxtim!