diff --git a/src/Abstract/Model/Identity.php b/src/Abstract/Model/Identity.php
index cf6027b7..fffc8a23 100644
--- a/src/Abstract/Model/Identity.php
+++ b/src/Abstract/Model/Identity.php
@@ -74,4 +74,30 @@ abstract class Identity implements \Yggverse\Yoda\Interface\Model\Identity
 
         throw new Exception;
     }
+
+    // Read certificate
+    public static function read(
+        OpenSSLCertificate|string $crt
+    ): OpenSSLCertificate
+    {
+        if ($result = openssl_x509_read($crt))
+        {
+            return $result;
+        }
+
+        throw new Exception;
+    }
+
+    // Dump certificate
+    public static function parse(
+        OpenSSLCertificate|string $crt
+    ): array
+    {
+        if ($result = openssl_x509_parse($crt))
+        {
+            return $result;
+        }
+
+        throw new Exception;
+    }
 }
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diff --git a/src/Interface/Model/Identity.php b/src/Interface/Model/Identity.php
index 4cc06cd9..608e5900 100644
--- a/src/Interface/Model/Identity.php
+++ b/src/Interface/Model/Identity.php
@@ -37,4 +37,14 @@ interface Identity
         OpenSSLCertificate|string|null $crt = null, // self-signed
         int $days = self::CSR_SIGN_DAYS
     ):  OpenSSLCertificate;
+
+    // Read certificate
+    public static function read(
+        OpenSSLCertificate|string $crt
+    ): OpenSSLCertificate;
+
+    // Dump certificate
+    public static function parse(
+        OpenSSLCertificate|string $crt
+    ): array;
 }
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