Add dhparam sanity check and update DH_check documentation

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

diff --git a/doc/apps/pkey.pod b/doc/apps/pkey.pod
index ddc2b58692c5d2a51602c7f0658fbfab3f92620c..dc736a3370df0e8480a8a61dafa0f71b5d992537 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/apps/pkey.pod
+++ b/doc/apps/pkey.pod
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-
 =pod
 
 =head1 NAME
@@ -15,6 +14,7 @@ B<openssl> B<pkey>
 [B<-passin arg>]
 [B<-out filename>]
 [B<-passout arg>]
+[B<-traditional>]
 [B<-cipher>]
 [B<-text>]
 [B<-text_pub>]
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ This specifies the input format DER or PEM.
 
 =item B<-outform DER|PEM>
 
-This specifies the output format, the options have the same meaning as the 
+This specifies the output format, the options have the same meaning as the
 B<-inform> option.
 
 =item B<-in filename>
@@ -68,6 +68,12 @@ filename.
 the output file password source. For more information about the format of B<arg>
 see the B<PASS PHRASE ARGUMENTS> section in L<openssl(1)>.
 
+=item B<-traditional>
+
+normally a private key is written using standard format: this is PKCS#8 form
+with the appropriate encryption algorithm (if any). If the B<-traditional>
+option is specified then the older "traditional" format is used instead.
+
 =item B<-cipher>
 
 These options encrypt the private key with the supplied cipher. Any algorithm
@@ -76,7 +82,7 @@ name accepted by EVP_get_cipherbyname() is acceptable such as B<des3>.
 =item B<-text>
 
 prints out the various public or private key components in
-plain text in addition to the encoded version. 
+plain text in addition to the encoded version.
 
 =item B<-text_pub>
 
@@ -116,7 +122,7 @@ To encrypt a private key using triple DES:
 
  openssl pkey -in key.pem -des3 -out keyout.pem
 
-To convert a private key from PEM to DER format: 
+To convert a private key from PEM to DER format:
 
  openssl pkey -in key.pem -outform DER -out keyout.der
 
@@ -135,9 +141,7 @@ To just output the public part of a private key:
 =head1 SEE ALSO
 
 L<genpkey(1)>, L<rsa(1)>, L<pkcs8(1)>,
-L<dsa(1)>, L<genrsa(1)>, L<gendsa(1)> 
-
-=cut
+L<dsa(1)>, L<genrsa(1)>, L<gendsa(1)>
 
 =head1 COPYRIGHT