Enter export password to generate a P12 certificate

I would like to generate a P12 certificate from a .key and .pem. I'm running this command and get prompted to enter a export password:

pkcs12 -export -inkey private-key.key -in developer_identity.pem -out iphone_dev.p12

I can't enter a password at this point, it seems that the keyboard input is not recognized.

What do I miss? (I'm new to the Command Line tool and openSSL)

OpenSSL command line app does not display any characters when you are entering your password. Just type it then press enter and you will see that it is working.

You can also use openssl pkcs12 -export -inkey mykey.key -in developer_identity.pem -out iphone_dev.p12 -password pass:YourPassword to pass the password YourPassword from command line. Please take a look at section Pass Phrase Options in OpenSSL manual for more information.

I know this thread has been idle for a while, but I just wanted to add my two cents to supplement jariq's comment...

Per manual, you don't necessary want to use -password option.

Let's say mykey.key has a password and your want to protect iphone-dev.p12 with another password, this is what you'd use:

pkcs12 -export -inkey mykey.key -in developer_identity.pem -out iphone_dev.p12 -passin pass:password_for_mykey -passout pass:password_for_iphone_dev

Have fun scripting!!