.gitignore for OpenSSL
11 ignore rules for OpenSSL, ready to copy into your repository.
Cryptography toolkit
The complete .gitignore for OpenSSL
# Generated by LFGitignore - https://lfgitignore.com
# Created: 2026-08-05 01:29:18 UTC
# Technologies: OpenSSL
### OpenSSL ###
*.ca
*.crt
*.csr
*.der
*.kdb
*.org
# Privacy Enhanced Mail certificate
*.pem
# # PKCS #12
# PKCS#12 certificate
*.p12
*.rnd
*.ssleay
*.smime
What these OpenSSL rules actually ignore
Every pattern below, and why it belongs in your .gitignore.
General
| Pattern | What it ignores |
|---|---|
*.ca |
# Certificate Authority |
*.crt |
# Certificate |
*.csr |
# Certificate Sign Request |
*.der |
# Certificate |
*.kdb |
# Key database file |
*.org |
# OSCP request data |
*.pem |
Privacy Enhanced Mail certificate |
# PKCS #12
| Pattern | What it ignores |
|---|---|
*.p12 |
PKCS#12 certificate |
*.rnd |
# Random number seed |
*.ssleay |
# SSLeay data |
*.smime |
# S/MIME message |
How to use this .gitignore for OpenSSL
- Copy the OpenSSL rules above, or download the file directly.
- Create a file named .gitignore at the root of your Git repository and paste the rules into it.
- If some of those files are already tracked, run git rm -r --cached . then commit again — Git only applies ignore rules to untracked files.
- Commit the .gitignore so everyone on the team shares the same rules.