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diff --git a/doc/man1/req.pod b/doc/man1/req.pod index 4dbd489ffe..e15434a1bb 100644 --- a/doc/man1/req.pod +++ b/doc/man1/req.pod @@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ B<openssl> B<req> [B<-verify>] [B<-modulus>] [B<-new>] -[B<-rand file(s)>] +[B<-rand file...>] +[B<-writerand file>] [B<-newkey rsa:bits>] [B<-newkey alg:file>] [B<-nodes>] @@ -130,14 +131,19 @@ in the configuration file and any requested extensions. If the B<-key> option is not used it will generate a new RSA private key using information specified in the configuration file. -=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<-newkey arg> This option creates a new certificate request and a new private @@ -365,8 +371,8 @@ and long names are the same when this option is used. =item B<RANDFILE> -This specifies a filename in which random number seed information is -placed and read from, or an EGD socket (see L<RAND_egd(3)>). +At startup the specified file is loaded into the random number generator, +and at exit 256 bytes will be written to it. It is used for private key generation. =item B<encrypt_key> |