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authorRich Salz <rsalz@akamai.com>2019-10-12 17:45:56 -0400
committerTomas Mraz <tmraz@fedoraproject.org>2019-10-31 14:19:29 +0100
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+=pod
+
+=begin comment
+{- join("\n", @autowarntext) -}
+
+=end comment
+
+=head1 NAME
+
+openssl-genrsa - generate an RSA private key
+
+=head1 SYNOPSIS
+
+B<openssl> B<genrsa>
+[B<-help>]
+[B<-out> I<filename>]
+[B<-passout> I<arg>]
+[B<-aes128>]
+[B<-aes192>]
+[B<-aes256>]
+[B<-aria128>]
+[B<-aria192>]
+[B<-aria256>]
+[B<-camellia128>]
+[B<-camellia192>]
+[B<-camellia256>]
+[B<-des>]
+[B<-des3>]
+[B<-idea>]
+[B<-f4>|B<-3>]
+[B<-engine> I<id>]
+[B<-primes> I<num>]
+[B<-verbose>]
+{- $OpenSSL::safe::opt_r_synopsis -}
+[B<numbits>]
+
+=for openssl ifdef engine
+
+=head1 DESCRIPTION
+
+This command generates an RSA private key.
+
+=head1 OPTIONS
+
+=over 4
+
+=item B<-help>
+
+Print out a usage message.
+
+=item B<-out> I<filename>
+
+Output the key to the specified file. If this argument is not specified then
+standard output is used.
+
+=item B<-passout> I<arg>
+
+The output file password source. For more information about the format
+see L<openssl(1)/Pass Phrase Options>.
+
+=item B<-aes128>, B<-aes192>, B<-aes256>, B<-aria128>, B<-aria192>, B<-aria256>, B<-camellia128>, B<-camellia192>, B<-camellia256>, B<-des>, B<-des3>, B<-idea>
+
+These options encrypt the private key with specified
+cipher before outputting it. If none of these options is
+specified no encryption is used. If encryption is used a pass phrase is prompted
+for if it is not supplied via the B<-passout> argument.
+
+=item B<-F4>|B<-3>
+
+The public exponent to use, either 65537 or 3. The default is 65537.
+
+=item B<-engine> I<id>
+
+Specifying an engine (by its unique I<id> string) will cause this command
+to attempt to obtain a functional reference to the specified engine,
+thus initialising it if needed. The engine will then be set as the default
+for all available algorithms.
+
+=item B<-primes> I<num>
+
+Specify the number of primes to use while generating the RSA key. The I<num>
+parameter must be a positive integer that is greater than 1 and less than 16.
+If I<num> is greater than 2, then the generated key is called a 'multi-prime'
+RSA key, which is defined in RFC 8017.
+
+=item B<-verbose>
+
+Print extra details about the operations being performed.
+
+{- $OpenSSL::safe::opt_r_item -}
+
+=item B<numbits>
+
+The size of the private key to generate in bits. This must be the last option
+specified. The default is 2048 and values less than 512 are not allowed.
+
+=back
+
+=head1 NOTES
+
+RSA private key generation essentially involves the generation of two or more
+prime numbers. When generating a private key various symbols will be output to
+indicate the progress of the generation. A B<.> represents each number which
+has passed an initial sieve test, B<+> means a number has passed a single
+round of the Miller-Rabin primality test, B<*> means the current prime starts
+a regenerating progress due to some failed tests. A newline means that the number
+has passed all the prime tests (the actual number depends on the key size).
+
+Because key generation is a random process the time taken to generate a key
+may vary somewhat. But in general, more primes lead to less generation time
+of a key.
+
+=head1 SEE ALSO
+
+L<openssl(1)>,
+L<openssl-gendsa(1)>
+
+=head1 COPYRIGHT
+
+Copyright 2000-2019 The OpenSSL Project Authors. All Rights Reserved.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License 2.0 (the "License"). You may not use
+this file except in compliance with the License. You can obtain a copy
+in the file LICENSE in the source distribution or at
+L<https://www.openssl.org/source/license.html>.
+
+=cut