---
name: "pathclient"
section: "3"
platform: "linux"
package: "pathfinder-utils"
version: "1.1.3-0.4+b1"
release: "Debian 7 (Wheezy)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/pathclient"
---

# pathclient(3)

pathfinder command line Certificate Validation tool.

## NAME

pathclient - pathfinder command line Certificate Validation tool.

## SYNOPSIS

**pathclient** \[*options*\] *files*...\

## DESCRIPTION

**pathclient** provides a command line interface to connect to a pathfinder daemon, and validate an X.509 Certificate.

## OPTIONS

**pathclient** understands the following options:

- **-e, --initial-explicit-policy**

  Set initial explicit policy when validating

- **-p, --initial-policy-mapping-inhibit**

  Inhibit policy mapping when validating

- **--session**

  Listen on the session bus (instead of the system bus)

- **-t, --type=type**

  Certificate type: der or pem (default: pem)

- **--usage**

  Give a short usage message

- **-?, --help**

  Show summary of options.

- **-v, --version**

  Show version of program.

## SEE ALSO

[**pathfinderd**(8)](/pathfinderd/8.md), **pathfinderd.conf**(3).\

## AUTHOR

pathfinder was written by Carillon Information Security Inc.

This manual page was written by Patrick Patterson \<ppatters@debian.org\>, for the Debian project (but may be used by others).