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diff --git a/doc/apps/dgst.pod b/doc/apps/dgst.pod index 3f1b02ca51..677f2b21ef 100644 --- a/doc/apps/dgst.pod +++ b/doc/apps/dgst.pod @@ -59,34 +59,34 @@ supported digests, use the command I<list --digest-commands>. =item B<-c> -print out the digest in two digit groups separated by colons, only relevant if +Print out the digest in two digit groups separated by colons, only relevant if B<hex> format output is used. =item B<-d> -print out BIO debugging information. +Print out BIO debugging information. =item B<-hex> -digest is to be output as a hex dump. This is the default case for a "normal" +Digest is to be output as a hex dump. This is the default case for a "normal" digest as opposed to a digital signature. See NOTES below for digital signatures using B<-hex>. =item B<-binary> -output the digest or signature in binary form. +Output the digest or signature in binary form. =item B<-r> -output the digest in the "coreutils" format used by programs like B<sha1sum>. +Output the digest in the "coreutils" format used by programs like B<sha1sum>. =item B<-out filename> -filename to output to, or standard output by default. +Filename to output to, or standard output by default. =item B<-sign filename> -digitally sign the digest using the private key in "filename". +Digitally sign the digest using the private key in "filename". =item B<-keyform arg> @@ -98,32 +98,31 @@ and ENGINE formats are supported. Pass options to the signature algorithm during sign or verify operations. Names and values of these options are algorithm-specific. - =item B<-passin arg> -the private key password source. For more information about the format of B<arg> +The private key password source. For more information about the format of B<arg> see the B<PASS PHRASE ARGUMENTS> section in L<openssl(1)>. =item B<-verify filename> -verify the signature using the public key in "filename". +Verify the signature using the public key in "filename". The output is either "Verification OK" or "Verification Failure". =item B<-prverify filename> -verify the signature using the private key in "filename". +Verify the signature using the private key in "filename". =item B<-signature filename> -the actual signature to verify. +The actual signature to verify. =item B<-hmac key> -create a hashed MAC using "key". +Create a hashed MAC using "key". =item B<-mac alg> -create MAC (keyed Message Authentication Code). The most popular MAC +Create MAC (keyed Message Authentication Code). The most popular MAC algorithm is HMAC (hash-based MAC), but there are other MAC algorithms which are not based on hash, for instance B<gost-mac> algorithm, supported by B<ccgost> engine. MAC keys and other options should be set @@ -134,7 +133,7 @@ via B<-macopt> parameter. Passes options to MAC algorithm, specified by B<-mac> key. Following options are supported by both by B<HMAC> and B<gost-mac>: -=over 8 +=over 4 =item B<key:string> @@ -152,7 +151,7 @@ for example exactly 32 chars for gost-mac. =item B<-rand file(s)> -a file or files containing random data used to seed the random number +A file or files containing random data used to seed the random number generator, or an EGD socket (see L<RAND_egd(3)>). Multiple files can be specified separated by an OS-dependent character. The separator is B<;> for MS-Windows, B<,> for OpenVMS, and B<:> for @@ -160,8 +159,7 @@ all others. =item B<-fips-fingerprint> -compute HMAC using a specific key -for certain OpenSSL-FIPS operations. +Compute HMAC using a specific key for certain OpenSSL-FIPS operations. =item B<-engine id> @@ -177,7 +175,7 @@ engine B<id> for digest operations. =item B<file...> -file or files to digest. If no files are specified then standard input is +File or files to digest. If no files are specified then standard input is used. =back @@ -230,7 +228,7 @@ The FIPS-related options were removed in OpenSSL 1.1.0 =head1 COPYRIGHT -Copyright 2000-2016 The OpenSSL Project Authors. All Rights Reserved. +Copyright 2000-2017 The OpenSSL Project Authors. All Rights Reserved. Licensed under the OpenSSL license (the "License"). You may not use this file except in compliance with the License. You can obtain a copy |