Commit b5071dc2 authored by Rich Salz's avatar Rich Salz
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Merge branch 'rsalz-docfixes'

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@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ B<openssl> B<asn1parse>
[B<-length number>]
[B<-i>]
[B<-oid filename>]
[B<-dump>]
[B<-dlimit num>]
[B<-strparse offset>]
[B<-genstr string>]
[B<-genconf file>]
@@ -65,6 +67,14 @@ indents the output according to the "depth" of the structures.
a file containing additional OBJECT IDENTIFIERs (OIDs). The format of this
file is described in the NOTES section below.

=item B<-dump>

dump unknown data in hex format.

=item B<-dlimit num>

like B<-dump>, but only the first B<num> bytes are output.

=item B<-strparse offset>

parse the contents octets of the ASN.1 object starting at B<offset>. This
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@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ B<openssl> B<ca>
[B<-name section>]
[B<-gencrl>]
[B<-revoke file>]
[B<-status serial>]
[B<-updatedb>]
[B<-crl_reason reason>]
[B<-crl_hold instruction>]
[B<-crl_compromise time>]
@@ -26,6 +28,7 @@ B<openssl> B<ca>
[B<-md arg>]
[B<-policy arg>]
[B<-keyfile arg>]
[B<-keyform PEM|DER>]
[B<-key arg>]
[B<-passin arg>]
[B<-cert file>]
@@ -83,7 +86,7 @@ a single self signed certificate to be signed by the CA.

a file containing a single Netscape signed public key and challenge
and additional field values to be signed by the CA. See the B<SPKAC FORMAT>
section for information on the required format.
section for information on the required input and output format.

=item B<-infiles>

@@ -94,7 +97,7 @@ are assumed to the the names of files containing certificate requests.

the output file to output certificates to. The default is standard
output. The certificate details will also be printed out to this
file.
file in PEM format (except that B<-spkac> outputs DER format).

=item B<-outdir directory>

@@ -110,6 +113,11 @@ the CA certificate file.

the private key to sign requests with.

=item B<-keyform PEM|DER>

the format of the data in the private key file.
The default is PEM.

=item B<-key password>

the password used to encrypt the private key. Since on some
@@ -267,6 +275,15 @@ the number of hours before the next CRL is due.

a filename containing a certificate to revoke.

=item B<-status serial>

displays the revocation status of the certificate with the specified
serial number and exits.

=item B<-updatedb>

Updates the database index to purge expired certificates.

=item B<-crl_reason reason>

revocation reason, where B<reason> is one of: B<unspecified>, B<keyCompromise>,
@@ -499,6 +516,10 @@ the SPKAC and also the required DN components as name value pairs.
If you need to include the same component twice then it can be
preceded by a number and a '.'.

When processing SPKAC format, the output is DER if the B<-out>
flag is used, but PEM format if sending to stdout or the B<-outdir>
flag is used.

=head1 EXAMPLES

Note: these examples assume that the B<ca> directory structure is
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@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ B<openssl> B<crl>
[B<-text>]
[B<-in filename>]
[B<-out filename>]
[B<-nameopt option>]
[B<-noout>]
[B<-hash>]
[B<-issuer>]
@@ -53,6 +54,11 @@ default.

print out the CRL in text form.

=item B<-nameopt option>

option which determines how the subject or issuer names are displayed. See
the description of B<-nameopt> in L<x509(1)|x509(1)>.

=item B<-noout>

don't output the encoded version of the CRL.
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@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ B<openssl dhparam>
[B<-in> I<filename>]
[B<-out> I<filename>]
[B<-dsaparam>]
[B<-check>]
[B<-noout>]
[B<-text>]
[B<-C>]
@@ -64,6 +65,10 @@ exchange more efficient. Beware that with such DSA-style DH
parameters, a fresh DH key should be created for each use to
avoid small-subgroup attacks that may be possible otherwise.

=item B<-check>

check if the parameters are valid primes and generator.

=item B<-2>, B<-5>

The generator to use, either 2 or 5. 2 is the default. If present then the
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@@ -13,6 +13,12 @@ B<openssl> B<dsa>
[B<-passin arg>]
[B<-out filename>]
[B<-passout arg>]
[B<-aes128>]
[B<-aes192>]
[B<-aes256>]
[B<-camellia128>]
[B<-camellia192>]
[B<-camellia256>]
[B<-des>]
[B<-des3>]
[B<-idea>]
@@ -74,10 +80,10 @@ filename.
the output file password source. For more information about the format of B<arg>
see the B<PASS PHRASE ARGUMENTS> section in L<openssl(1)|openssl(1)>.

=item B<-des|-des3|-idea>
=item B<-aes128|-aes192|-aes256|-camellia128|-camellia192|-camellia256|-des|-des3|-idea>

These options encrypt the private key with the DES, triple DES, or the 
IDEA ciphers respectively before outputting it. A pass phrase is prompted for.
These options encrypt the private key with the specified
cipher 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<dsa> utility to read in an encrypted key with no
encryption option can be used to remove the pass phrase from a key, or by
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