=================================================================== RCS file: /cvsrepo/anoncvs/cvs/src/usr.bin/openssl/openssl.1,v retrieving revision 1.47 retrieving revision 1.48 diff -u -r1.47 -r1.48 --- src/usr.bin/openssl/openssl.1 2016/08/09 17:07:33 1.47 +++ src/usr.bin/openssl/openssl.1 2016/08/10 17:41:08 1.48 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -.\" $OpenBSD: openssl.1,v 1.47 2016/08/09 17:07:33 jmc Exp $ +.\" $OpenBSD: openssl.1,v 1.48 2016/08/10 17:41:08 jmc Exp $ .\" ==================================================================== .\" Copyright (c) 1998-2002 The OpenSSL Project. All rights reserved. .\" @@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ .\" .\" OPENSSL .\" -.Dd $Mdocdate: August 9 2016 $ +.Dd $Mdocdate: August 10 2016 $ .Dt OPENSSL 1 .Os .Sh NAME @@ -1015,7 +1015,7 @@ .It Fl outform Cm der | pem The output format. .It Fl text -Print out the CRL in text form. +Print the CRL in text form. .El .Sh CRL2PKCS7 .nr nS 1 @@ -1093,9 +1093,9 @@ .It Fl binary Output the digest or signature in binary form. .It Fl c -Print out the digest in two-digit groups separated by colons. +Print the digest in two-digit groups separated by colons. .It Fl d -Print out BIO debugging information. +Print BIO debugging information. .It Fl Ar digest Use the specified message .Ar digest . @@ -1246,7 +1246,7 @@ .It Fl outform Cm der | pem The output format. .It Fl text -Print out the DH parameters in human readable form. +Print the DH parameters in human readable form. .It Ar numbits Generate a parameter set of size .Ar numbits . @@ -1361,7 +1361,7 @@ With this option a public key will be output instead. This option is automatically set if the input is a public key. .It Fl text -Print out the public/private key components and parameters. +Print the public/private key components and parameters. .El .Sh DSAPARAM .nr nS 1 @@ -1519,8 +1519,8 @@ uses the SubjectPublicKeyInfo structure as specified in RFC 3280. .Cm pem is the default format: -it consists of the DER format base64 -encoded with additional header and footer lines. +it consists of the DER format base64-encoded +with additional header and footer lines. In the case of a private key PKCS#8 format is also accepted. .It Fl noout @@ -1558,40 +1558,47 @@ with this option a public key is output instead. This option is automatically set if the input is a public key. .It Fl text -Print out the public/private key components and parameters. +Print the public/private key components and parameters. .El -.\" -.\" ECPARAM -.\" .Sh ECPARAM .nr nS 1 .Nm "openssl ecparam" -.Bk -words .Op Fl C .Op Fl check .Op Fl conv_form Ar arg .Op Fl genkey .Op Fl in Ar file -.Op Fl inform Ar DER | PEM +.Op Fl inform Cm der | pem .Op Fl list_curves .Op Fl name Ar arg .Op Fl no_seed .Op Fl noout .Op Fl out Ar file -.Op Fl outform Ar DER | PEM +.Op Fl outform Cm der | pem .Op Fl param_enc Ar arg .Op Fl text -.Ek .nr nS 0 .Pp -This command is used to manipulate or generate EC parameter files. +The +.Nm ecparam +command is used to manipulate or generate EC parameter files. +.Nm openssl +is not able to generate new groups so +.Nm ecparam +can only create EC parameters from known (named) curves. .Pp +PEM format EC parameters use the header and footer lines: +.Bd -literal -offset indent +-----BEGIN EC PARAMETERS----- +-----END EC PARAMETERS----- +.Ed +.Pp The options are as follows: .Bl -tag -width Ds .It Fl C Convert the EC parameters into C code. The parameters can then be loaded by calling the -.Fn get_ec_group_XXX +.No get_ec_group_ Ns Ar XXX function. .It Fl check Validate the elliptic curve parameters. @@ -1600,57 +1607,50 @@ into octet strings. Possible values are: .Cm compressed -(the default value), +(the default), .Cm uncompressed , and .Cm hybrid . For more information regarding -the point conversion forms please read the X9.62 standard. +the point conversion forms see the X9.62 standard. Note: Due to patent issues the .Cm compressed option is disabled by default for binary curves and can be enabled by defining the preprocessor macro -.Ar OPENSSL_EC_BIN_PT_COMP +.Dv OPENSSL_EC_BIN_PT_COMP at compile time. .It Fl genkey Generate an EC private key using the specified parameters. .It Fl in Ar file -Specify the input filename to read parameters from or standard input if -this option is not specified. -.It Fl inform Ar DER | PEM -Specify the input format. -DER uses an ASN.1 DER-encoded +The input file to read from, +or standard input if not specified. +.It Fl inform Cm der | pem +The input format. +.Cm der +uses an ASN.1 DER-encoded form compatible with RFC 3279 EcpkParameters. -PEM is the default format: -it consists of the DER format base64 encoded with additional +.Cm pem +is the default format: +it consists of the DER format base64-encoded with additional header and footer lines. .It Fl list_curves -Print out a list of all +Print a list of all currently implemented EC parameter names and exit. .It Fl name Ar arg -Use the EC parameters with the specified 'short' name. -Use -.Fl list_curves -to get a list of all currently implemented EC parameters. +Use the EC parameters with the specified "short" name. .It Fl no_seed -Inhibit that the 'seed' for the parameter generation -is included in the ECParameters structure (see RFC 3279). +Do not include the seed for the parameter generation +in the ECParameters structure (see RFC 3279). .It Fl noout -Inhibit the output of the encoded version of the parameters. +Do not output the encoded version of the parameters. .It Fl out Ar file -Specify the output filename parameters are written to. -Standard output is used if this option is not present. -The output filename should -.Em not -be the same as the input filename. -.It Fl outform Ar DER | PEM -Specify the output format; -the parameters have the same meaning as the -.Fl inform -option. +The output file to write to, +or standard output if not specified. +.It Fl outform Cm der | pem +The output format. .It Fl param_enc Ar arg -This specifies how the elliptic curve parameters are encoded. +Specify how the elliptic curve parameters are encoded. Possible value are: .Cm named_curve , i.e. the EC parameters are specified by an OID, or @@ -1662,62 +1662,10 @@ Note: the .Cm implicitlyCA alternative, as specified in RFC 3279, -is currently not implemented in -.Nm OpenSSL . +is currently not implemented. .It Fl text -Print out the EC parameters in human readable form. +Print the EC parameters in human readable form. .El -.Sh ECPARAM NOTES -PEM format EC parameters use the header and footer lines: -.Bd -literal -offset indent ------BEGIN EC PARAMETERS----- ------END EC PARAMETERS----- -.Ed -.Pp -.Nm OpenSSL -is currently not able to generate new groups and therefore -.Nm ecparam -can only create EC parameters from known (named) curves. -.Sh ECPARAM EXAMPLES -To create EC parameters with the group 'prime192v1': -.Bd -literal -offset indent -$ openssl ecparam -out ec_param.pem -name prime192v1 -.Ed -.Pp -To create EC parameters with explicit parameters: -.Bd -literal -offset indent -$ openssl ecparam -out ec_param.pem -name prime192v1 \e - -param_enc explicit -.Ed -.Pp -To validate given EC parameters: -.Bd -literal -offset indent -$ openssl ecparam -in ec_param.pem -check -.Ed -.Pp -To create EC parameters and a private key: -.Bd -literal -offset indent -$ openssl ecparam -out ec_key.pem -name prime192v1 -genkey -.Ed -.Pp -To change the point encoding to 'compressed': -.Bd -literal -offset indent -$ openssl ecparam -in ec_in.pem -out ec_out.pem \e - -conv_form compressed -.Ed -.Pp -To print out the EC parameters to standard output: -.Bd -literal -offset indent -$ openssl ecparam -in ec_param.pem -noout -text -.Ed -.Sh ECPARAM HISTORY -The -.Nm ecparam -command was first introduced in -.Nm OpenSSL -0.9.8. -.Sh ECPARAM AUTHORS -.An Nils Larsch . .\" .\" ENC .\"