Manual pages for EVP_Open* and EVP_Seal*

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

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@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@
 
 genrsa - generate an RSA private key
 
-
 =head1 SYNOPSIS
 
 B<openssl> B<genrsa>
 [B<-out filename>]
+[B<-passout arg>]
 [B<-des>]
 [B<-des3>]
 [B<-idea>]
@@ -25,11 +25,22 @@ The B<genrsa> command generates an RSA private key.
 
 =over 4
 
+=item B<-out filename>
+
+the output filename. If this argument is not specified then standard output is
+used.  
+
+=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)>.
+
 =item B<-des|-des3|-idea>
 
 These options encrypt the private key with the DES, triple DES, or the 
-IDEA ciphers respectively before outputting it. A pass phrase is prompted for.
-If none of these options is specified no encryption is used.
+IDEA ciphers respectively before outputting it. If none of these options is
+specified no encryption is used. If encryption is used a pass phrase is prompted
+for if it is not supplied via the B<-passout> argument.
 
 =item B<-F4|-3>
 
@@ -38,9 +49,10 @@ the public exponent to use, either 65537 or 3. The default is 65537.
 =item B<-rand file(s)>
 
 a file or files containing random data used to seed the random number
-generator. Multiple files can be specified separated by a OS-dependent
-character.  For MS-Windows, the separator is B<;>.  For OpenVMS, it's
-B<,>.  For all others, it's B<:>.
+generator, or an EGD socket (see L<RAND_egd(3)|RAND_egd(3)>).
+Multiple files can be specified separated by a OS-dependent character.
+The separator is B<;> for MS-Windows, B<,> for OpenVSM, and B<:> for
+all others.
 
 =item B<numbits>
 
@@ -53,9 +65,10 @@ specified. The default is 512.
 
 RSA private key generation essentially involves the generation of two prime
 numbers. When generating a private key various symbols will be output to
-indicate the progress of the generation. A B<.> represents each number tested.
-A B<+> means a number has passed a single primality test. A newline means that
-the number has passed all the prime tests (currently set to 5 single tests).
+indicate the progress of the generation. A B<.> represents each number which
+has passed an initial sieve test, B<+> means a number has passed a single
+round of the Miller-Rabin primality test. A newline means that the number has
+passed all the prime tests (the actual number depends on the key size).
 
 Because key generation is a random process the time taken to generate a key
 may vary somewhat.