=pod =head1 NAME genpkey - generate a private key =head1 SYNOPSIS B B [B<-out filename>] [B<-outform PEM|DER>] [B<-pass arg>] [B<-cipher>] [B<-engine id>] [B<-paramfile file>] [B<-algorithm alg>] [B<-pkeyopt opt:value>] [B<-genparam>] [B<-text>] =head1 DESCRIPTION The B command generates a private key. =head1 OPTIONS =over 4 =item B<-out filename> the output filename. If this argument is not specified then standard output is used. =item B<-outform DER|PEM> This specifies the output format DER or PEM. =item B<-pass arg> the output file password source. For more information about the format of B see the B section in L. =item B<-cipher> This option encrypts the private key with the supplied cipher. Any algorithm name accepted by EVP_get_cipherbyname() is acceptable such as B. =item B<-engine id> specifying an engine (by its unique B string) will cause B 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. If used this option should precede all other options. =item B<-algorithm alg> public key algorithm to use such as RSA, DSA or DH. If used this option must precede any B<-pkeyopt> options. The options B<-paramfile> and B<-algorithm> are mutually exclusive. =item B<-pkeyopt opt:value> set the public key algorithm option B to B. The precise set of options supported depends on the public key algorithm used and its implementation. See B below for more details. =item B<-genparam> generate a set of parameters instead of a private key. If used this option must precede and B<-algorithm>, B<-paramfile> or B<-pkeyopt> options. =item B<-paramfile filename> Some public key algorithms generate a private key based on a set of parameters. They can be supplied using this option. If this option is used the public key algorithm used is determined by the parameters. If used this option must precede and B<-pkeyopt> options. The options B<-paramfile> and B<-algorithm> are mutually exclusive. =item B<-text> Print an (unencrypted) text representation of private and public keys and parameters along with the PEM or DER structure. =back =head1 KEY GENERATION OPTIONS The options supported by each algorith and indeed each implementation of an algorithm can vary. The options for the OpenSSL implementations are detailed below. =head1 RSA KEY GENERATION OPTIONS =over 4 =item B The number of bits in the generated key. If not specified 1024 is used. =item B The RSA public exponent value. This can be a large decimal or hexadecimal value if preceded by B<0x>. Default value is 65537. =back =head1 DSA PARAMETER GENERATION OPTIONS =over 4 =item B The number of bits in the generated parameters. If not specified 1024 is used. =back =head1 DH PARAMETER GENERATION OPTIONS =over 4 =item B The number of bits in the prime parameter B

. =item B The value to use for the generator B. =back =head1 EC PARAMETER GENERATION OPTIONS =over 4 =item B the EC curve to use. =back =head1 GOST2001 KEY GENERATION AND PARAMETER OPTIONS Gost 2001 support is not enabled by default. To enable this algorithm, one should load the ccgost engine in the OpenSSL configuration file. See README.gost file in the engines/ccgost directiry of the source distribution for more details. Use of a parameter file for the GOST R 34.10 algorithm is optional. Parameters can be specified during key generation directly as well as during generation of parameter file. =over 4 =item B Specifies GOST R 34.10-2001 parameter set according to RFC 4357. Parameter set can be specified using abbreviated name, object short name or numeric OID. Following parameter sets are supported: paramset OID Usage A 1.2.643.2.2.35.1 Signature B 1.2.643.2.2.35.2 Signature C 1.2.643.2.2.35.3 Signature XA 1.2.643.2.2.36.0 Key exchange XB 1.2.643.2.2.36.1 Key exchange test 1.2.643.2.2.35.0 Test purposes =back =head1 NOTES The use of the genpkey program is encouraged over the algorithm specific utilities because additional algorithm options and ENGINE provided algorithms can be used. =head1 EXAMPLES Generate an RSA private key using default parameters: openssl genpkey -algorithm RSA -out key.pem Encrypt output private key using 128 bit AES and the passphrase "hello": openssl genpkey -algorithm RSA -out key.pem -aes-128-cbc -pass pass:hello Generate a 2048 bit RSA key using 3 as the public exponent: openssl genpkey -algorithm RSA -out key.pem -pkeyopt rsa_keygen_bits:2048 \ -pkeyopt rsa_keygen_pubexp:3 Generate 1024 bit DSA parameters: openssl genpkey -genparam -algorithm DSA -out dsap.pem \ -pkeyopt dsa_paramgen_bits:1024 Generate DSA key from parameters: openssl genpkey -paramfile dsap.pem -out dsakey.pem Generate 1024 bit DH parameters: openssl genpkey -genparam -algorithm DH -out dhp.pem \ -pkeyopt dh_paramgen_prime_len:1024 Generate DH key from parameters: openssl genpkey -paramfile dhp.pem -out dhkey.pem =cut