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@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ B<openssl enc -ciphername>
[B<-nopad>]
[B<-debug>]
[B<-none>]
+[B<-rand file...>]
+[B<-writerand file>]
[B<-engine id>]
=head1 DESCRIPTION
@@ -165,6 +167,19 @@ or zlib-dynamic option.
Use NULL cipher (no encryption or decryption of input).
+=item B<-rand file...>
+
+A file or files containing random data used to seed the random number
+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.
+
=back
=head1 NOTES