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diff --git a/doc/man1/dsaparam.pod b/doc/man1/dsaparam.pod index 0a34c29411..4c07463341 100644 --- a/doc/man1/dsaparam.pod +++ b/doc/man1/dsaparam.pod @@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ B<openssl dsaparam> [B<-noout>] [B<-text>] [B<-C>] -[B<-rand file(s)>] +[B<-rand file...>] +[B<-writerand file>] [B<-genkey>] [B<-engine id>] [B<numbits>] @@ -74,14 +75,19 @@ be loaded by calling the get_dsaXXX() function. This option will generate a DSA either using the specified or generated parameters. -=item B<-rand file(s)> +=item B<-rand file...> A file or files containing random data used to seed the random number -generator, or an EGD socket (see L<RAND_egd(3)>). +generator. Multiple files can be specified separated by an OS-dependent character. The separator is B<;> for MS-Windows, B<,> for OpenVMS, and B<:> for all others. +=item [B<-writerand file>] + +Writes random data to the specified I<file> upon exit. +This can be used with a subsequent B<-rand> flag. + =item B<numbits> This option specifies that a parameter set should be generated of size |