diff --git a/OpenVPN Adapter Tests/OpenVPNCertificateTests.swift b/OpenVPN Adapter Tests/OpenVPNCertificateTests.swift
index 46a71a4..2f47570 100644
--- a/OpenVPN Adapter Tests/OpenVPNCertificateTests.swift	
+++ b/OpenVPN Adapter Tests/OpenVPNCertificateTests.swift	
@@ -76,5 +76,25 @@ class OpenVPNCertificateTests: XCTestCase {
         
         XCTFail("Initialization with empty PEM data should fail")
     }
+    
+    func testReadSerial() {
+        guard
+            let caURL = Bundle.current.url(forResource: "test-ca", withExtension: "crt"),
+            let caOriginalPEMData = try? Data(contentsOf: caURL)
+        else {
+            XCTFail()
+            return
+        }
+        
+        let certificateFromPEM: OpenVPNCertificate
+        do {
+            certificateFromPEM = try OpenVPNCertificate(pem: caOriginalPEMData)
+        } catch {
+            XCTFail(error.localizedDescription)
+            return
+        }
+        
+        XCTAssert(!certificateFromPEM.serial.isEmpty)
+    }
 
 }
diff --git a/OpenVPN Adapter/OpenVPNCertificate.h b/OpenVPN Adapter/OpenVPNCertificate.h
index 57d2f9c..e799778 100644
--- a/OpenVPN Adapter/OpenVPNCertificate.h	
+++ b/OpenVPN Adapter/OpenVPNCertificate.h	
@@ -15,6 +15,12 @@ NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN
 + (nullable OpenVPNCertificate *)certificateWithPEM:(NSData *)pemData error:(NSError **)error;
 + (nullable OpenVPNCertificate *)certificateWithDER:(NSData *)derData error:(NSError **)error;
 
+@property (readonly, nonatomic) NSInteger version;
+@property (readonly, nonatomic) NSData *serial;
+
+@property (readonly, nonatomic) NSData *issuer;
+@property (readonly, nonatomic) NSData *subject;
+
 - (instancetype) init NS_UNAVAILABLE;
 
 - (nullable NSData *)pemData:(NSError **)error;
diff --git a/OpenVPN Adapter/OpenVPNCertificate.m b/OpenVPN Adapter/OpenVPNCertificate.m
index 907843c..8e40725 100644
--- a/OpenVPN Adapter/OpenVPNCertificate.m	
+++ b/OpenVPN Adapter/OpenVPNCertificate.m	
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 
 #include <mbedtls/x509_crt.h>
 #include <mbedtls/pem.h>
+#include <mbedtls/bignum.h>
 
 #import "NSError+OpenVPNError.h"
 
@@ -52,6 +53,22 @@
     return certificate;
 }
 
+- (NSInteger)version {
+    return self.crt->version;
+}
+
+- (NSData *)serial {
+    return [NSData dataWithBytes:self.crt->serial.p length:self.crt->serial.len];
+}
+
+- (NSData *)issuer {
+    return [NSData dataWithBytes:self.crt->issuer_raw.p length:self.crt->issuer_raw.len];
+}
+
+- (NSData *)subject {
+    return [NSData dataWithBytes:self.crt->subject_raw.p length:self.crt->subject_raw.len];
+}
+
 - (instancetype)init
 {
     if (self = [super init]) {