Commit c9ea4df8 authored by Dr. Stephen Henson's avatar Dr. Stephen Henson
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Document -force_pubkey option.

(cherry picked from commit b093a06866bf632a97a9a0286e2d08f69c3cf7dd)
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@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ B<openssl> B<x509>
[B<-CAkey filename>]
[B<-CAcreateserial>]
[B<-CAserial filename>]
[B<-force_pubkey key>]
[B<-text>]
[B<-C>]
[B<-md2|-md5|-sha1|-mdc2>]
@@ -400,6 +401,15 @@ specified then the extensions should either be contained in the unnamed
L<x509v3_config(5)|x509v3_config(5)> manual page for details of the
extension section format.

=item B<-force_pubkey key>

when a certificate is created set its public key to B<key> instead of the
key in the certificate or certificate request. This option is useful for
creating certificates where the algorithm can't normally sign requests, for
example DH.

The format or B<key> can be specified using the B<-keyform> option.

=back

=head2 NAME OPTIONS