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diff --git a/doc/man1/openssl-ec.pod b/doc/man1/openssl-ec.pod index dfc01bc490..a519367925 100644 --- a/doc/man1/openssl-ec.pod +++ b/doc/man1/openssl-ec.pod @@ -32,11 +32,11 @@ B<openssl> B<ec> =head1 DESCRIPTION -The B<ec> command processes EC keys. They can be converted between various -forms and their components printed out. B<Note> OpenSSL uses the +The L<openssl-ec(1)> command processes EC keys. They can be converted between +various forms and their components printed out. B<Note> OpenSSL uses the private key format specified in 'SEC 1: Elliptic Curve Cryptography' (http://www.secg.org/). To convert an OpenSSL EC private key into the -PKCS#8 private key format use the B<pkcs8> command. +PKCS#8 private key format use the L<openssl-pkcs8(1)> command. =head1 OPTIONS @@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ These options encrypt the private key with the DES, triple DES, IDEA or any other cipher supported by OpenSSL before outputting it. A pass phrase is prompted for. If none of these options is specified the key is written in plain text. This -means that using the B<ec> utility to read in an encrypted key with no +means that using this command to read in an encrypted key with no encryption option can be used to remove the pass phrase from a key, or by setting the encryption options it can be use to add or change the pass phrase. These options can only be used with PEM format output files. @@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ This option checks the consistency of an EC private or public key. =item B<-engine> I<id> -Specifying an engine (by its unique I<id> string) will cause B<ec> +Specifying an engine (by its unique I<id> string) will cause this command to attempt to obtain a functional reference to the specified engine, thus initialising it if needed. The engine will then be set as the default for all available algorithms. |