diff --git a/programs/x509/req_app.c b/programs/x509/req_app.c
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+/*
+ *  Certificate request reading application
+ *
+ *  Copyright (C) 2006-2015, ARM Limited, All Rights Reserved
+ *  SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ *
+ *  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+ *  not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ *  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *  http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ *  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ *  distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+ *  WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ *  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ *  limitations under the License.
+ *
+ *  This file is part of mbed TLS (https://tls.mbed.org)
+ */
+
+#if !defined(MBEDTLS_CONFIG_FILE)
+#include "mbedtls/config.h"
+#else
+#include MBEDTLS_CONFIG_FILE
+#endif
+
+#if defined(MBEDTLS_PLATFORM_C)
+#include "mbedtls/platform.h"
+#else
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#define mbedtls_printf          printf
+#define mbedtls_exit            exit
+#define MBEDTLS_EXIT_SUCCESS    EXIT_SUCCESS
+#define MBEDTLS_EXIT_FAILURE    EXIT_FAILURE
+#endif /* MBEDTLS_PLATFORM_C */
+
+#if !defined(MBEDTLS_BIGNUM_C) || !defined(MBEDTLS_RSA_C) ||  \
+    !defined(MBEDTLS_X509_CSR_PARSE_C) || !defined(MBEDTLS_FS_IO)
+int main( void )
+{
+    mbedtls_printf("MBEDTLS_BIGNUM_C and/or MBEDTLS_RSA_C and/or "
+           "MBEDTLS_X509_CSR_PARSE_C and/or MBEDTLS_FS_IO not defined.\n");
+    return( 0 );
+}
+#else
+
+#include "mbedtls/x509_csr.h"
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+#define DFL_FILENAME            "cert.req"
+#define DFL_DEBUG_LEVEL         0
+
+#define USAGE \
+    "\n usage: req_app param=<>...\n"                   \
+    "\n acceptable parameters:\n"                       \
+    "    filename=%%s         default: cert.req\n"      \
+    "\n"
+
+#if defined(MBEDTLS_CHECK_PARAMS)
+#define mbedtls_exit            exit
+void mbedtls_param_failed( const char *failure_condition,
+                           const char *file,
+                           int line )
+{
+    mbedtls_printf( "%s:%i: Input param failed - %s\n",
+                    file, line, failure_condition );
+    mbedtls_exit( MBEDTLS_EXIT_FAILURE );
+}
+#endif
+
+/*
+ * global options
+ */
+struct options
+{
+    const char *filename;       /* filename of the certificate request  */
+} opt;
+
+int main( int argc, char *argv[] )
+{
+    int ret = 1;
+    int exit_code = MBEDTLS_EXIT_FAILURE;
+    unsigned char buf[100000];
+    mbedtls_x509_csr csr;
+    int i;
+    char *p, *q;
+
+    /*
+     * Set to sane values
+     */
+    mbedtls_x509_csr_init( &csr );
+
+    if( argc == 0 )
+    {
+    usage:
+        mbedtls_printf( USAGE );
+        goto exit;
+    }
+
+    opt.filename            = DFL_FILENAME;
+
+    for( i = 1; i < argc; i++ )
+    {
+        p = argv[i];
+        if( ( q = strchr( p, '=' ) ) == NULL )
+            goto usage;
+        *q++ = '\0';
+
+        if( strcmp( p, "filename" ) == 0 )
+            opt.filename = q;
+        else
+            goto usage;
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * 1.1. Load the CSR
+     */
+    mbedtls_printf( "\n  . Loading the CSR ..." );
+    fflush( stdout );
+
+    ret = mbedtls_x509_csr_parse_file( &csr, opt.filename );
+
+    if( ret != 0 )
+    {
+        mbedtls_printf( " failed\n  !  mbedtls_x509_csr_parse_file returned %d\n\n", ret );
+        mbedtls_x509_csr_free( &csr );
+        goto exit;
+    }
+
+    mbedtls_printf( " ok\n" );
+
+    /*
+     * 1.2 Print the CSR
+     */
+    mbedtls_printf( "  . CSR information    ...\n" );
+    ret = mbedtls_x509_csr_info( (char *) buf, sizeof( buf ) - 1, "      ", &csr );
+    if( ret == -1 )
+    {
+        mbedtls_printf( " failed\n  !  mbedtls_x509_csr_info returned %d\n\n", ret );
+        mbedtls_x509_csr_free( &csr );
+        goto exit;
+    }
+
+    mbedtls_printf( "%s\n", buf );
+
+    exit_code = MBEDTLS_EXIT_SUCCESS;
+
+exit:
+    mbedtls_x509_csr_free( &csr );
+
+#if defined(_WIN32)
+    mbedtls_printf( "  + Press Enter to exit this program.\n" );
+    fflush( stdout ); getchar();
+#endif
+
+    return( exit_code );
+}
+#endif /* MBEDTLS_BIGNUM_C && MBEDTLS_RSA_C && MBEDTLS_X509_CSR_PARSE_C &&
+          MBEDTLS_FS_IO */