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[openssl.git] / doc / apps / ca.pod

diff --git a/doc/apps/ca.pod b/doc/apps/ca.pod
index 183cd475c8f0c6ee6675d130680d29502a3c3e26..7cc9c5c5f47de4d9c73380a3c1473b1f3d7be947 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/apps/ca.pod
+++ b/doc/apps/ca.pod
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ B<openssl> B<ca>
 [B<-key arg>]
 [B<-passin arg>]
 [B<-cert file>]
+[B<-selfsign>]
 [B<-in file>]
 [B<-out file>]
 [B<-notext>]
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ B<openssl> B<ca>
 [B<-msie_hack>]
 [B<-extensions section>]
 [B<-extfile section>]
+[B<-engine id>]
 
 =head1 DESCRIPTION
 
@@ -112,6 +114,20 @@ the password used to encrypt the private key. Since on some
 systems the command line arguments are visible (e.g. Unix with
 the 'ps' utility) this option should be used with caution.
 
+=item B<-selfsign>
+
+indicates the issued certificates are to be signed with the key
+the certificate requests were signed with (given with B<-keyfile>).
+Cerificate requests signed with a different key are ignored.  If
+B<-spkac>, B<-ss_cert> or B<-gencrl> are given, B<-selfsign> is
+ignored.
+
+A consequence of using B<-selfsign> is that the self-signed
+certificate appears among the entries in the certificate database
+(see the configuration option B<database>), and uses the same
+serial number counter as all other certificates sign with the
+self-signed certificate.
+
 =item B<-passin arg>
 
 the key password source. For more information about the format of B<arg>
@@ -195,6 +211,13 @@ an additional configuration file to read certificate extensions from
 (using the default section unless the B<-extensions> option is also
 used).
 
+=item B<-engine id>
+
+specifying an engine (by it's unique B<id> string) will cause B<req>
+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.
+
 =back
 
 =head1 CRL OPTIONS
@@ -351,7 +374,17 @@ the same as the B<-md> option. The message digest to use. Mandatory.
 the text database file to use. Mandatory. This file must be present
 though initially it will be empty.
 
-=item B<serialfile>
+=item B<unique_subject>
+
+if the value B<yes> is given, the valid certificate entries in the
+database must have unique subjects.  if the value B<no> is given,
+several valid certificate entries may have the exact same subject.
+The default value is B<yes>, to be compatible with older (pre 0.9.8)
+versions of OpenSSL.  However, to make CA certificate roll-over easier,
+it's recommended to use the value B<no>, especially if combined with
+the B<-selfsign> command line option.
+
+=item B<serial>
 
 a text file containing the next serial number to use in hex. Mandatory.
 This file must be present and contain a valid serial number.