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diff --git a/doc/man1/rsa.pod b/doc/man1/rsa.pod index 14a8fb1e29..37f64616c0 100644 --- a/doc/man1/rsa.pod +++ b/doc/man1/rsa.pod @@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ rsa - RSA key processing tool B<openssl> B<rsa> [B<-help>] -[B<-inform PEM|NET|DER>] -[B<-outform PEM|NET|DER>] +[B<-inform PEM|DER>] +[B<-outform PEM|DER>] [B<-in filename>] [B<-passin arg>] [B<-out filename>] @@ -53,16 +53,15 @@ utility. Print out a usage message. -=item B<-inform DER|NET|PEM> +=item B<-inform DER|PEM> This specifies the input format. The B<DER> option uses an ASN1 DER encoded form compatible with the PKCS#1 RSAPrivateKey or SubjectPublicKeyInfo format. The B<PEM> form is the default format: it consists of the B<DER> format base64 encoded with additional header and footer lines. On input PKCS#8 format private -keys are also accepted. The B<NET> form is a format is described in the B<NOTES> -section. +keys are also accepted. -=item B<-outform DER|NET|PEM> +=item B<-outform DER|PEM> This specifies the output format, the options have the same meaning and default as the B<-inform> option. @@ -158,17 +157,6 @@ The PEM B<RSAPublicKey> format uses the header and footer lines: -----BEGIN RSA PUBLIC KEY----- -----END RSA PUBLIC KEY----- -The B<NET> form is a format compatible with older Netscape servers -and Microsoft IIS .key files, this uses unsalted RC4 for its encryption. -It is not very secure and so should only be used when necessary. - -Some newer version of IIS have additional data in the exported .key -files. To use these with the utility, view the file with a binary editor -and look for the string "private-key", then trace back to the byte -sequence 0x30, 0x82 (this is an ASN1 SEQUENCE). Copy all the data -from this point onwards to another file and use that as the input -to the B<rsa> utility with the B<-inform NET> option. - =head1 EXAMPLES To remove the pass phrase on an RSA private key: @@ -197,9 +185,6 @@ Output the public part of a private key in B<RSAPublicKey> format: =head1 BUGS -The command line password arguments don't currently work with -B<NET> format. - There should be an option that automatically handles .key files, without having to manually edit them. |