diff --git a/bash/split-ssl-certs.sh b/bash/split-ssl-certs.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+# split cert-chain received from server in seperate certificates
+openssl s_client -showcerts -servername someserverssniname.intra.dlr.de -connect someserver.intra.dlr.de:443 < /dev/null  | sed -n -e '/BEGIN\ CERTIFICATE/,/END\ CERTIFICATE/ p' | csplit -f cert - '/-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----/' '{*}'
+