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author | Dr. Stephen Henson <steve@openssl.org> | 2006-07-08 00:24:47 +0000 |
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committer | Dr. Stephen Henson <steve@openssl.org> | 2006-07-08 00:24:47 +0000 |
commit | 49131a7d942d85bc3a8d649e23ff14f0da18ee4c (patch) | |
tree | e145b55fa57268b7ffe5c1df1285af44a5b81b5a /doc/apps/req.pod | |
parent | d884c5bad1446d97bf4b5dafea1fc15c27ff6594 (diff) |
Docs for new utilities.
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-rw-r--r-- | doc/apps/req.pod | 16 |
1 files changed, 14 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/doc/apps/req.pod b/doc/apps/req.pod index 82b565c9d4..65584d1de2 100644 --- a/doc/apps/req.pod +++ b/doc/apps/req.pod @@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ B<openssl> B<req> [B<-rand file(s)>] [B<-newkey rsa:bits>] [B<-newkey dsa:file>] +[B<-newkey alg:file>] [B<-nodes>] [B<-key filename>] [B<-keyform PEM|DER>] @@ -129,10 +130,21 @@ all others. =item B<-newkey arg> this option creates a new certificate request and a new private -key. The argument takes one of two forms. B<rsa:nbits>, where +key. The argument takes one of several forms. B<rsa:nbits>, where B<nbits> is the number of bits, generates an RSA key B<nbits> in size. B<dsa:filename> generates a DSA key using the parameters -in the file B<filename>. +in the file B<filename>. B<param:file> generates a key using the +parameter file B<file>, the algorithm is determined by the +parameters. B<algname:file> use algorithm B<algname> and parameter file +B<file> the two algorithms must match or an error occurs. B<algname> just +uses algorithm B<algname>. + +=item B<-pkeyopt opt:value> + +set the public key algorithm option B<opt> to B<value>. The precise set of +options supported depends on the public key algorithm used and its +implementation. See B<KEY GENERATION OPTIONS> in the B<genpkey> manual page +for more details. =item B<-key filename> |