Loading doc/apps/smime.pod +54 −16 Original line number Diff line number Diff line Loading @@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ B<openssl> B<smime> [B<-encrypt>] [B<-decrypt>] [B<-sign>] [B<-resign>] [B<-verify>] [B<-pk7out>] [B<-des>] Loading Loading @@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ B<openssl> B<smime> [B<-subject s>] [B<-text>] [B<-rand file(s)>] [B<-md digest>] [cert.pem]... =head1 DESCRIPTION Loading Loading @@ -78,6 +80,10 @@ the signed data. Both clear text and opaque signing is supported. takes an input message and writes out a PEM encoded PKCS#7 structure. =item B<-resign> resign a message: take an existing message and one or more new signers. =item B<-in filename> the input message to be encrypted or signed or the MIME message to Loading Loading @@ -132,11 +138,20 @@ B<-verify>. This directory must be a standard certificate directory: that is a hash of each subject name (using B<x509 -hash>) should be linked to each certificate. =item B<-md digest> digest algorithm to use when signing or resigning. If not present then the default digest algorithm for the signing key will be used (usually SHA1). =item B<-des -des3 -rc2-40 -rc2-64 -rc2-128 -aes128 -aes192 -aes256 -camellia128 -camellia192 -camellia256> the encryption algorithm to use. DES (56 bits), triple DES (168 bits), 40, 64 or 128 bit RC2, 128, 192 or 256 bit AES, or 128, 192 or 256 bit Camellia respectively. If not specified 40 bit RC2 is used. Only used with B<-encrypt>. the encryption algorithm to use. DES (56 bits), triple DES (168 bits), 40, 64 or 128 bit RC2, 128, 192 or 256 bit AES, or 128, 192 or 256 bit Camellia respectively. Any other cipher name (as recognized by the EVP_get_cipherbyname() function) can also be used preceded by a dash, for example B<-aes_128_cbc>. If not specified 40 bit RC2 is used. Only used with B<-encrypt>. =item B<-nointern> Loading Loading @@ -193,9 +208,10 @@ the signers certificates. The certificates should be in PEM format. =item B<-signer file> the signers certificate when signing a message. If a message is being verified then the signers certificates will be written to this file if the verification was successful. a signing certificate when signing or resigning a message, this option can be used multiple times if more than one signer is required. If a message is being verified then the signers certificates will be written to this file if the verification was successful. =item B<-recip file> Loading @@ -207,7 +223,8 @@ must match one of the recipients of the message or an error occurs. the private key to use when signing or decrypting. This must match the corresponding certificate. If this option is not specified then the private key must be included in the certificate file specified with the B<-recip> or B<-signer> file. the B<-recip> or B<-signer> file. When signing this option can be used multiple times to specify successive keys. =item B<-passin arg> Loading Loading @@ -261,6 +278,10 @@ The options B<-encrypt> and B<-decrypt> reflect common usage in S/MIME clients. Strictly speaking these process PKCS#7 enveloped data: PKCS#7 encrypted data is used for other purposes. The B<-resign> option uses an existing message digest when adding a new signer. This means that attributes must be present in at least one existing signer using the same message digest or this operation will fail. =head1 EXIT CODES =over 4 Loading Loading @@ -300,7 +321,7 @@ Create a cleartext signed message: openssl smime -sign -in message.txt -text -out mail.msg \ -signer mycert.pem Create and opaque signed message Create an opaque signed message openssl smime -sign -in message.txt -text -out mail.msg -nodetach \ -signer mycert.pem Loading @@ -311,6 +332,11 @@ read the private key from another file: openssl smime -sign -in in.txt -text -out mail.msg \ -signer mycert.pem -inkey mykey.pem -certfile mycerts.pem Create a signed message with two signers: openssl smime -sign -in message.txt -text -out mail.msg \ -signer mycert.pem -signer othercert.pem Send a signed message under Unix directly to sendmail, including headers: openssl smime -sign -in in.txt -text -signer mycert.pem \ Loading @@ -334,8 +360,8 @@ Sign and encrypt mail: -from steve@openssl.org -to someone@somewhere \ -subject "Signed and Encrypted message" -des3 user.pem Note: the encryption command does not include the B<-text> option because the message being encrypted already has MIME headers. Note: the encryption command does not include the B<-text> option because the message being encrypted already has MIME headers. Decrypt mail: Loading @@ -361,16 +387,22 @@ Create an encrypted message using 128 bit Camellia: openssl smime -encrypt -in plain.txt -camellia128 -out mail.msg cert.pem Add a signer to an existing message: openssl smime -resign -in mail.msg -signer newsign.pem -out mail2.msg =head1 BUGS The MIME parser isn't very clever: it seems to handle most messages that I've thrown at it but it may choke on others. The MIME parser isn't very clever: it seems to handle most messages that I've thrown at it but it may choke on others. The code currently will only write out the signer's certificate to a file: if the signer has a separate encryption certificate this must be manually extracted. There should be some heuristic that determines the correct encryption certificate. The code currently will only write out the signer's certificate to a file: if the signer has a separate encryption certificate this must be manually extracted. There should be some heuristic that determines the correct encryption certificate. Ideally a database should be maintained of a certificates for each email address. Ideally a database should be maintained of a certificates for each email address. The code doesn't currently take note of the permitted symmetric encryption algorithms as supplied in the SMIMECapabilities signed attribute. this means the Loading @@ -382,4 +414,10 @@ No revocation checking is done on the signer's certificate. The current code can only handle S/MIME v2 messages, the more complex S/MIME v3 structures may cause parsing errors. =head1 HISTORY The use of multiple B<-signer> options and the B<-resign> command were first added in OpenSSL 0.9.9 =cut Loading
doc/apps/smime.pod +54 −16 Original line number Diff line number Diff line Loading @@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ B<openssl> B<smime> [B<-encrypt>] [B<-decrypt>] [B<-sign>] [B<-resign>] [B<-verify>] [B<-pk7out>] [B<-des>] Loading Loading @@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ B<openssl> B<smime> [B<-subject s>] [B<-text>] [B<-rand file(s)>] [B<-md digest>] [cert.pem]... =head1 DESCRIPTION Loading Loading @@ -78,6 +80,10 @@ the signed data. Both clear text and opaque signing is supported. takes an input message and writes out a PEM encoded PKCS#7 structure. =item B<-resign> resign a message: take an existing message and one or more new signers. =item B<-in filename> the input message to be encrypted or signed or the MIME message to Loading Loading @@ -132,11 +138,20 @@ B<-verify>. This directory must be a standard certificate directory: that is a hash of each subject name (using B<x509 -hash>) should be linked to each certificate. =item B<-md digest> digest algorithm to use when signing or resigning. If not present then the default digest algorithm for the signing key will be used (usually SHA1). =item B<-des -des3 -rc2-40 -rc2-64 -rc2-128 -aes128 -aes192 -aes256 -camellia128 -camellia192 -camellia256> the encryption algorithm to use. DES (56 bits), triple DES (168 bits), 40, 64 or 128 bit RC2, 128, 192 or 256 bit AES, or 128, 192 or 256 bit Camellia respectively. If not specified 40 bit RC2 is used. Only used with B<-encrypt>. the encryption algorithm to use. DES (56 bits), triple DES (168 bits), 40, 64 or 128 bit RC2, 128, 192 or 256 bit AES, or 128, 192 or 256 bit Camellia respectively. Any other cipher name (as recognized by the EVP_get_cipherbyname() function) can also be used preceded by a dash, for example B<-aes_128_cbc>. If not specified 40 bit RC2 is used. Only used with B<-encrypt>. =item B<-nointern> Loading Loading @@ -193,9 +208,10 @@ the signers certificates. The certificates should be in PEM format. =item B<-signer file> the signers certificate when signing a message. If a message is being verified then the signers certificates will be written to this file if the verification was successful. a signing certificate when signing or resigning a message, this option can be used multiple times if more than one signer is required. If a message is being verified then the signers certificates will be written to this file if the verification was successful. =item B<-recip file> Loading @@ -207,7 +223,8 @@ must match one of the recipients of the message or an error occurs. the private key to use when signing or decrypting. This must match the corresponding certificate. If this option is not specified then the private key must be included in the certificate file specified with the B<-recip> or B<-signer> file. the B<-recip> or B<-signer> file. When signing this option can be used multiple times to specify successive keys. =item B<-passin arg> Loading Loading @@ -261,6 +278,10 @@ The options B<-encrypt> and B<-decrypt> reflect common usage in S/MIME clients. Strictly speaking these process PKCS#7 enveloped data: PKCS#7 encrypted data is used for other purposes. The B<-resign> option uses an existing message digest when adding a new signer. This means that attributes must be present in at least one existing signer using the same message digest or this operation will fail. =head1 EXIT CODES =over 4 Loading Loading @@ -300,7 +321,7 @@ Create a cleartext signed message: openssl smime -sign -in message.txt -text -out mail.msg \ -signer mycert.pem Create and opaque signed message Create an opaque signed message openssl smime -sign -in message.txt -text -out mail.msg -nodetach \ -signer mycert.pem Loading @@ -311,6 +332,11 @@ read the private key from another file: openssl smime -sign -in in.txt -text -out mail.msg \ -signer mycert.pem -inkey mykey.pem -certfile mycerts.pem Create a signed message with two signers: openssl smime -sign -in message.txt -text -out mail.msg \ -signer mycert.pem -signer othercert.pem Send a signed message under Unix directly to sendmail, including headers: openssl smime -sign -in in.txt -text -signer mycert.pem \ Loading @@ -334,8 +360,8 @@ Sign and encrypt mail: -from steve@openssl.org -to someone@somewhere \ -subject "Signed and Encrypted message" -des3 user.pem Note: the encryption command does not include the B<-text> option because the message being encrypted already has MIME headers. Note: the encryption command does not include the B<-text> option because the message being encrypted already has MIME headers. Decrypt mail: Loading @@ -361,16 +387,22 @@ Create an encrypted message using 128 bit Camellia: openssl smime -encrypt -in plain.txt -camellia128 -out mail.msg cert.pem Add a signer to an existing message: openssl smime -resign -in mail.msg -signer newsign.pem -out mail2.msg =head1 BUGS The MIME parser isn't very clever: it seems to handle most messages that I've thrown at it but it may choke on others. The MIME parser isn't very clever: it seems to handle most messages that I've thrown at it but it may choke on others. The code currently will only write out the signer's certificate to a file: if the signer has a separate encryption certificate this must be manually extracted. There should be some heuristic that determines the correct encryption certificate. The code currently will only write out the signer's certificate to a file: if the signer has a separate encryption certificate this must be manually extracted. There should be some heuristic that determines the correct encryption certificate. Ideally a database should be maintained of a certificates for each email address. Ideally a database should be maintained of a certificates for each email address. The code doesn't currently take note of the permitted symmetric encryption algorithms as supplied in the SMIMECapabilities signed attribute. this means the Loading @@ -382,4 +414,10 @@ No revocation checking is done on the signer's certificate. The current code can only handle S/MIME v2 messages, the more complex S/MIME v3 structures may cause parsing errors. =head1 HISTORY The use of multiple B<-signer> options and the B<-resign> command were first added in OpenSSL 0.9.9 =cut