=item B<-nosalt>
don't use a salt in the key derivation routines. This option B<SHOULD NOT> be
-used except for test purposes or compatibility with ancient versions of OpenSSL
-and SSLeay.
+used except for test purposes or compatibility with ancient versions of OpenSSL.
=item B<-e>
The B<-salt> option should B<ALWAYS> be used if the key is being derived
from a password unless you want compatibility with previous versions of
-OpenSSL and SSLeay.
+OpenSSL.
Without the B<-salt> option it is possible to perform efficient dictionary
attacks on the password and to attack stream cipher encrypted data. The reason