Various doc fixes.

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

diff --git a/doc/apps/req.pod b/doc/apps/req.pod
index 2ce2bca2c314e215fa65428b8ad20bf5b98ceb52..46bbfe614e61c28c34c850ceac6cd984ef1b56e4 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/apps/req.pod
+++ b/doc/apps/req.pod
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ options (B<-new> and B<-newkey>) are not specified.
 =item B<-passin arg>
 
 the input file password source. For more information about the format of B<arg>
-see the B<PASS PHRASE ARGUMENTS> section in L<openssl(1)|openssl(1)>.
+see the B<PASS PHRASE ARGUMENTS> section in L<openssl(1)>.
 
 =item B<-out filename>
 
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ default.
 =item B<-passout arg>
 
 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)|openssl(1)>.
+see the B<PASS PHRASE ARGUMENTS> section in L<openssl(1)>.
 
 =item B<-text>
 
@@ -127,17 +127,10 @@ in the configuration file and any requested extensions.
 If the B<-key> option is not used it will generate a new RSA private
 key using information specified in the configuration file.
 
-=item B<-subj arg>
-
-Replaces subject field of input request with specified data and outputs
-modified request. The arg must be formatted as
-I</type0=value0/type1=value1/type2=...>,
-characters may be escaped by \ (backslash), no spaces are skipped.
-
 =item B<-rand file(s)>
 
 a file or files containing random data used to seed the random number
-generator, or an EGD socket (see L<RAND_egd(3)|RAND_egd(3)>).
+generator, or an EGD socket (see L<RAND_egd(3)>).
 Multiple files can be specified separated by a OS-dependent character.
 The separator is B<;> for MS-Windows, B<,> for OpenVMS, and B<:> for
 all others.
@@ -198,8 +191,9 @@ will not be encrypted.
 
 =item B<-[digest]>
 
-this specifies the message digest to sign the request with (such as
-B<-md5>, B<-sha1>). This overrides the digest algorithm specified in
+this specifies the message digest to sign the request.
+Any digest supported by the OpenSSL B<dgst> command can be used.
+This overrides the digest algorithm specified in
 the configuration file.
 
 Some public key algorithms may override this choice. For instance, DSA
@@ -270,14 +264,14 @@ configuration file, must be valid UTF8 strings.
 option which determines how the subject or issuer names are displayed. The
 B<option> argument can be a single option or multiple options separated by
 commas.  Alternatively the B<-nameopt> switch may be used more than once to
-set multiple options. See the L<x509(1)|x509(1)> manual page for details.
+set multiple options. See the L<x509(1)> manual page for details.
 
 =item B<-reqopt>
 
 customise the output format used with B<-text>. The B<option> argument can be
 a single option or multiple options separated by commas. 
 
-See discussion of the  B<-certopt> parameter in the L<B<x509>|x509(1)>
+See discussion of the  B<-certopt> parameter in the L<x509(1)>
 command.
 
 
@@ -374,7 +368,7 @@ and long names are the same when this option is used.
 =item B<RANDFILE>
 
 This specifies a filename in which random number seed information is
-placed and read from, or an EGD socket (see L<RAND_egd(3)|RAND_egd(3)>).
+placed and read from, or an EGD socket (see L<RAND_egd(3)>).
 It is used for private key generation.
 
 =item B<encrypt_key>
@@ -385,9 +379,10 @@ option. For compatibility B<encrypt_rsa_key> is an equivalent option.
 
 =item B<default_md>
 
-This option specifies the digest algorithm to use. Possible values
-include B<md5 sha1 mdc2>. If not present then MD5 is used. This
-option can be overridden on the command line.
+This option specifies the digest algorithm to use.
+Any digest supported by the OpenSSL B<dgst> command can be used.
+If not present then MD5 is used.
+This option can be overridden on the command line.
 
 =item B<string_mask>
 
@@ -408,7 +403,7 @@ problems with BMPStrings and UTF8Strings: in particular Netscape.
 this specifies the configuration file section containing a list of
 extensions to add to the certificate request. It can be overridden
 by the B<-reqexts> command line switch. See the 
-L<x509v3_config(5)|x509v3_config(5)> manual page for details of the
+L<x509v3_config(5)> manual page for details of the
 extension section format.
 
 =item B<x509_extensions>
@@ -489,7 +484,7 @@ be input by calling it "1.organizationName".
 The actual permitted field names are any object identifier short or
 long names. These are compiled into OpenSSL and include the usual
 values such as commonName, countryName, localityName, organizationName,
-organizationUnitName, stateOrProvinceName. Additionally emailAddress
+organizationalUnitName, stateOrProvinceName. Additionally emailAddress
 is include as well as name, surname, givenName initials and dnQualifier.
 
 Additional object identifiers can be defined with the B<oid_file> or
@@ -670,8 +665,8 @@ address in subjectAltName should be input by the user.
 
 =head1 SEE ALSO
 
-L<x509(1)|x509(1)>, L<ca(1)|ca(1)>, L<genrsa(1)|genrsa(1)>,
-L<gendsa(1)|gendsa(1)>, L<config(5)|config(5)>,
-L<x509v3_config(5)|x509v3_config(5)> 
+L<x509(1)>, L<ca(1)>, L<genrsa(1)>,
+L<gendsa(1)>, L<config(5)>,
+L<x509v3_config(5)> 
 
 =cut