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diff --git a/doc/apps/gendsa.pod b/doc/apps/gendsa.pod new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..a23e755fa8 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/apps/gendsa.pod @@ -0,0 +1,56 @@ +=pod + +=head1 NAME + +gendsa - generate a DSA private key from a set of parameters + +=head1 SYNOPSIS + +B<openssl> B<gendsa> +[B<-out filename>] +[B<-des>] +[B<-des3>] +[B<-idea>] +[B<-rand file(s)>] +[B<paramfile>] + +=head1 DESCRIPTION + +The B<gendsa> command generates a DSA private key from a DSA parameter file +(which will be typically generated by the B<openssl dsaparam> command). + +=head1 OPTIONS + +=over 4 + +=item B<-des|-des3|-idea> + +These options encrypt the private key with the DES, triple DES, or the +IDEA ciphers respectively before outputting it. A pass phrase is prompted for. +If none of these options is specified no encryption is used. + +=item B<-rand file(s)> + +a file or files containing random data used to seed the random number +generator. Multiple files can be specified separated by a OS-dependent +character. For MS-Windows, the separator is B<;>. For OpenVMS, it's +B<,>. For all others, it's B<:>. + +=item B<paramfile> + +This option specifies the DSA parameter file to use. The parameters in this +file determine the size of the private key. DSA parameters can be generated +and examined using the B<openssl dsaparam> command. + +=back + +=head1 NOTES + +DSA key generation is little more than random number generation so it is +much quicker that RSA key generation for example. + +=head1 SEE ALSO + +dsaparam(1), dsa(1), genrsa(1), rsa(1) + +=cut |