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1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/doc/apps/ca.pod b/doc/apps/ca.pod index 9918a1364a..9885bb2392 100644 --- a/doc/apps/ca.pod +++ b/doc/apps/ca.pod @@ -243,8 +243,10 @@ for all available algorithms. =item B<-subj arg> supersedes subject name given in the request. -The arg must be formatted as I</type0=value0/type1=value1/type2=...>, -characters may be escaped by \ (backslash), no spaces are skipped. +The arg must be formatted as I</type0=value0/type1=value1/type2=...>. +Keyword characters may be escaped by \ (backslash), and whitespace is retained. +Empty values are permitted, but the corresponding type will not be included +in the resulting certificate. =item B<-utf8> |