initial update of ciphers doc

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

diff --git a/doc/apps/dhparam.pod b/doc/apps/dhparam.pod
index ff8a6e5e5b634d07201b367476bec67c914ade67..9edb4ff4e1dd0b80b9efe90238f32ef16bce48e0 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/apps/dhparam.pod
+++ b/doc/apps/dhparam.pod
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ B<openssl dhparam>
 [B<-2>]
 [B<-5>]
 [B<-rand> I<file(s)>]
+[B<-engine id>]
 [I<numbits>]
 
 =head1 DESCRIPTION
@@ -96,6 +97,13 @@ this option prints out the DH parameters in human readable form.
 this option converts the parameters into C code. The parameters can then
 be loaded by calling the B<get_dh>I<numbits>B<()> function.
 
+=item B<-engine id>
+
+specifying an engine (by its unique B<id> string) will cause B<dhparam>
+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 WARNINGS