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

diff --git a/doc/apps/openssl.pod b/doc/apps/openssl.pod
index 73723ebd9506d74a08a04bc667996eaf0bdb74d2..b2e2719f865985a47d6c5e7b1be70fe33cc6617d 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/apps/openssl.pod
+++ b/doc/apps/openssl.pod
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ I<command>
 [ I<command_opts> ]
 [ I<command_args> ]
 
-B<openssl> [ B<list-standard-commands> | B<list-message-digest-commands> | B<list-cipher-commands> | B<list-cipher-algorithms> | B<list-message-digest-algorithms> | B<list-public-key-algorithms]
+B<openssl> [ B<list-standard-commands> | B<list-message-digest-commands> | B<list-cipher-commands> | B<list-cipher-algorithms> | B<list-message-digest-algorithms> | B<list-public-key-algorithms>]
 
 B<openssl> B<no->I<XXX> [ I<arbitrary options> ]
 
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ The B<openssl> program is a command line tool for using the various
 cryptography functions of OpenSSL's B<crypto> library from the shell. 
 It can be used for 
 
- o  Creation of RSA, DH and DSA key parameters
+ o  Creation and management of private keys, public keys and parameters
+ o  Public key cryptographic operations
  o  Creation of X.509 certificates, CSRs and CRLs 
  o  Calculation of Message Digests
  o  Encryption and Decryption with Ciphers
@@ -80,6 +81,10 @@ Certificate Authority (CA) Management.
 
 Cipher Suite Description Determination.
 
+=item L<B<cms>|cms(1)>
+
+CMS (Cryptographic Message Syntax) utility
+
 =item L<B<crl>|crl(1)>
 
 Certificate Revocation List (CRL) Management.
@@ -97,25 +102,40 @@ Message Digest Calculation.
 Diffie-Hellman Parameter Management.
 Obsoleted by L<B<dhparam>|dhparam(1)>.
 
+=item L<B<dhparam>|dhparam(1)>
+
+Generation and Management of Diffie-Hellman Parameters. Superseded by 
+L<B<genpkey>|genpkey(1)> and L<B<pkeyparam>|pkeyparam(1)>
+
+
 =item L<B<dsa>|dsa(1)>
 
 DSA Data Management.
 
 =item L<B<dsaparam>|dsaparam(1)>
 
-DSA Parameter Generation.
+DSA Parameter Generation and Management. Superseded by 
+L<B<genpkey>|genpkey(1)> and L<B<pkeyparam>|pkeyparam(1)>
+
+=item L<B<ec>|ec(1)>
+
+EC (Elliptic curve) key processing
+
+=item L<B<ecparam>|ecparam(1)>
+
+EC parameter manipulation and generation
 
 =item L<B<enc>|enc(1)>
 
 Encoding with Ciphers.
 
-=item L<B<errstr>|errstr(1)>
+=item L<B<engine>|engine(1)>
 
-Error Number to Error String Conversion.
+Engine (loadble module) information and manipulation.
 
-=item L<B<dhparam>|dhparam(1)>
+=item L<B<errstr>|errstr(1)>
 
-Generation and Management of Diffie-Hellman Parameters.
+Error Number to Error String Conversion.
 
 =item B<gendh>
 
@@ -124,11 +144,20 @@ Obsoleted by L<B<dhparam>|dhparam(1)>.
 
 =item L<B<gendsa>|gendsa(1)>
 
-Generation of DSA Parameters.
+Generation of DSA Private Key from Parameters. Superseded by 
+L<B<genpkey>|genpkey(1)> and L<B<pkey>|pkey(1)>
+
+=item L<B<genpkey>|genpkey(1)>
+
+Generation of Private Key or Parameters.
 
 =item L<B<genrsa>|genrsa(1)>
 
-Generation of RSA Parameters.
+Generation of RSA Private Key. Superseded by L<B<genpkey>|genpkey(1)>.
+
+=item L<B<nseq>|nseq(1)>
+
+Create or examine a netscape certificate sequence
 
 =item L<B<ocsp>|ocsp(1)>
 
@@ -146,21 +175,35 @@ PKCS#12 Data Management.
 
 PKCS#7 Data Management.
 
+=item L<B<pkey>|pkey(1)>
+
+Public and private key management.
+
+=item L<B<pkeyparam>|pkeyparam(1)>
+
+Public key algorithm parameter management.
+
+=item L<B<pkeyutl>|pkeyutl(1)>
+
+Public key algorithm cryptographic operation utility.
+
 =item L<B<rand>|rand(1)>
 
 Generate pseudo-random bytes.
 
 =item L<B<req>|req(1)>
 
-X.509 Certificate Signing Request (CSR) Management.
+PKCS#10 X.509 Certificate Signing Request (CSR) Management.
 
 =item L<B<rsa>|rsa(1)>
 
-RSA Data Management.
+RSA key management.
+
 
 =item L<B<rsautl>|rsautl(1)>
 
-RSA utility for signing, verification, encryption, and decryption.
+RSA utility for signing, verification, encryption, and decryption. Superseded
+by  L<B<pkeyutl>|pkeyutl(1)>
 
 =item L<B<s_client>|s_client(1)>
 
@@ -194,7 +237,11 @@ S/MIME mail processing.
 
 Algorithm Speed Measurement.
 
-=item L<B<ts>|<ts(1)>
+=item L<B<spkac>|spkac(1)>
+
+SPKAC printing and generating utility
+
+=item L<B<ts>|ts(1)>
 
 Time Stamping Authority tool (client/server)
 
@@ -240,6 +287,22 @@ SHA Digest
 
 SHA-1 Digest
 
+=item B<sha224>
+
+SHA-224 Digest
+
+=item B<sha256>
+
+SHA-256 Digest
+
+=item B<sha384>
+
+SHA-384 Digest
+
+=item B<sha512>
+
+SHA-512 Digest
+
 =back
 
 =head2 ENCODING AND CIPHER COMMANDS
@@ -336,7 +399,7 @@ read the password from standard input.
 L<asn1parse(1)|asn1parse(1)>, L<ca(1)|ca(1)>, L<config(5)|config(5)>,
 L<crl(1)|crl(1)>, L<crl2pkcs7(1)|crl2pkcs7(1)>, L<dgst(1)|dgst(1)>,
 L<dhparam(1)|dhparam(1)>, L<dsa(1)|dsa(1)>, L<dsaparam(1)|dsaparam(1)>,
-L<enc(1)|enc(1)>, L<gendsa(1)|gendsa(1)>,
+L<enc(1)|enc(1)>, L<gendsa(1)|gendsa(1)>, L<genpkey(1)|genpkey(1)>,
 L<genrsa(1)|genrsa(1)>, L<nseq(1)|nseq(1)>, L<openssl(1)|openssl(1)>,
 L<passwd(1)|passwd(1)>,
 L<pkcs12(1)|pkcs12(1)>, L<pkcs7(1)|pkcs7(1)>, L<pkcs8(1)|pkcs8(1)>,
@@ -345,12 +408,13 @@ L<rsautl(1)|rsautl(1)>, L<s_client(1)|s_client(1)>,
 L<s_server(1)|s_server(1)>, L<s_time(1)|s_time(1)>,
 L<smime(1)|smime(1)>, L<spkac(1)|spkac(1)>,
 L<verify(1)|verify(1)>, L<version(1)|version(1)>, L<x509(1)|x509(1)>,
-L<crypto(3)|crypto(3)>, L<ssl(3)|ssl(3)> 
+L<crypto(3)|crypto(3)>, L<ssl(3)|ssl(3)>, L<x509v3_config(5)|x509v3_config(5)> 
 
 =head1 HISTORY
 
 The openssl(1) document appeared in OpenSSL 0.9.2.
 The B<list->I<XXX>B<-commands> pseudo-commands were added in OpenSSL 0.9.3;
+The B<list->I<XXX>B<-algorithms> pseudo-commands were added in OpenSSL 1.0.0;
 the B<no->I<XXX> pseudo-commands were added in OpenSSL 0.9.5a.
 For notes on the availability of other commands, see their individual
 manual pages.