Use SHA256 not MD5 as default digest.

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

diff --git a/doc/apps/dgst.pod b/doc/apps/dgst.pod
index 1b1a7e17fd0cee7ba74e134b8b73aeca79a42cbe..3c68ddd4afe8f3de05607480c125428da28efdd9 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/apps/dgst.pod
+++ b/doc/apps/dgst.pod
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@
 
 =head1 NAME
 
-dgst, sha, sha1, mdc2, ripemd160, sha224, sha256, sha384, sha512, md2, md4, md5, dss1 - message digests
+dgst, sha, sha1, mdc2, ripemd160, sha224, sha256, sha384, sha512, md4, md5 - message digests
 
 =head1 SYNOPSIS
 
 B<openssl> B<dgst> 
-[B<-sha|-sha1|-mdc2|-ripemd160|-sha224|-sha256|-sha384|-sha512|-md2|-md4|-md5|-dss1>]
+[B<-sha|-sha1|-mdc2|-ripemd160|-sha224|-sha256|-sha384|-sha512|-md4|-md5>]
 [B<-c>]
 [B<-d>]
 [B<-hex>]
@@ -36,6 +36,13 @@ The digest functions output the message digest of a supplied file or files
 in hexadecimal.  The digest functions also generate and verify digital
 signatures using message digests.
 
+The generic name, B<dgst>, may be used with an option specifying the
+algorithm to be used.
+The default digest is I<sha256>.
+The digest name may also be used as the command name.
+To see the list of supported algorithms, use the <Ilist --digest-commands>
+command.
+
 =head1 OPTIONS
 
 =over 4
@@ -209,5 +216,8 @@ Hex signatures cannot be verified using B<openssl>.  Instead, use "xxd -r"
 or similar program to transform the hex signature into a binary signature
 prior to verification.
 
+=head1 HISTORY
+
+The default digest was chaned from MD5 to SHA256 in Openssl 1.1.
 
 =cut