[ I<command_opts> ]
[ I<command_args> ]
+B<openssl> [ B<list-standard-commands> | B<list-message-digest-commands> | B<list-cipher-commands> | B<list-cipher-algorithms> | B<list-message-digest-algorithms> | B<list-public-key-algorithms>]
+
+B<openssl> B<no->I<XXX> [ I<arbitrary options> ]
+
=head1 DESCRIPTION
OpenSSL is a cryptography toolkit implementing the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL
cryptography functions of OpenSSL's B<crypto> library from the shell.
It can be used for
- o Creation of RSA, DH and DSA key parameters
+ o Creation and management of private keys, public keys and parameters
+ o Public key cryptographic operations
o Creation of X.509 certificates, CSRs and CRLs
o Calculation of Message Digests
o Encryption and Decryption with Ciphers
o SSL/TLS Client and Server Tests
+ o Handling of S/MIME signed or encrypted mail
+ o Time Stamp requests, generation and verification
=head1 COMMAND SUMMARY
SYNOPSIS above), each of which often has a wealth of options and arguments
(I<command_opts> and I<command_args> in the SYNOPSIS).
+The pseudo-commands B<list-standard-commands>, B<list-message-digest-commands>,
+and B<list-cipher-commands> output a list (one entry per line) of the names
+of all standard commands, message digest commands, or cipher commands,
+respectively, that are available in the present B<openssl> utility.
+
+The pseudo-commands B<list-cipher-algorithms> and
+B<list-message-digest-algorithms> list all cipher and message digest names, one entry per line. Aliases are listed as:
+
+ from => to
+
+The pseudo-command B<list-public-key-algorithms> lists all supported public
+key algorithms.
+
+The pseudo-command B<no->I<XXX> tests whether a command of the
+specified name is available. If no command named I<XXX> exists, it
+returns 0 (success) and prints B<no->I<XXX>; otherwise it returns 1
+and prints I<XXX>. In both cases, the output goes to B<stdout> and
+nothing is printed to B<stderr>. Additional command line arguments
+are always ignored. Since for each cipher there is a command of the
+same name, this provides an easy way for shell scripts to test for the
+availability of ciphers in the B<openssl> program. (B<no->I<XXX> is
+not able to detect pseudo-commands such as B<quit>,
+B<list->I<...>B<-commands>, or B<no->I<XXX> itself.)
+
=head2 STANDARD COMMANDS
=over 10
-=item B<asn1parse>
+=item L<B<asn1parse>|asn1parse(1)>
Parse an ASN.1 sequence.
-=item B<ca>
+=item L<B<ca>|ca(1)>
Certificate Authority (CA) Management.
-=item B<ciphers>
+=item L<B<ciphers>|ciphers(1)>
Cipher Suite Description Determination.
-=item B<crl>
+=item L<B<crl>|crl(1)>
Certificate Revocation List (CRL) Management.
-=item B<crl2pkcs7>
+=item L<B<crl2pkcs7>|crl2pkcs7(1)>
CRL to PKCS#7 Conversion.
-=item B<dgst>
+=item L<B<dgst>|dgst(1)>
Message Digest Calculation.
=item B<dh>
-Diffie-Hellman Data Management.
+Diffie-Hellman Parameter Management.
+Obsoleted by L<B<dhparam>|dhparam(1)>.
-=item B<dsa>
+=item L<B<dsa>|dsa(1)>
DSA Data Management.
-=item B<dsaparam>
+=item L<B<dsaparam>|dsaparam(1)>
-DSA Parameter Generation.
+DSA Parameter Generation and Management. Superseded by
+L<B<genpkey>|genpkey(1)> and L<B<pkeyparam>|pkeyparam(1)>
-=item B<enc>
+=item L<B<enc>|enc(1)>
Encoding with Ciphers.
-=item B<errstr>
+=item L<B<errstr>|errstr(1)>
Error Number to Error String Conversion.
+=item L<B<dhparam>|dhparam(1)>
+
+Generation and Management of Diffie-Hellman Parameters. Superseded by
+L<B<genpkey>|genpkey(1)> and L<B<pkeyparam>|pkeyparam(1)>
+
=item B<gendh>
Generation of Diffie-Hellman Parameters.
+Obsoleted by L<B<dhparam>|dhparam(1)>.
+
+=item L<B<gendsa>|gendsa(1)>
+
+Generation of DSA Private Key from Parameters. Superseded by
+L<B<genpkey>|genpkey(1)> and L<B<pkey>|pkey(1)>
+
+=item L<B<genpkey>|genpkey(1)>
+
+Generation of Private Key or Parameters.
+
+=item L<B<genrsa>|genrsa(1)>
-=item B<gendsa>
+Generation of RSA Private Key. Superceded by L<B<genpkey>|genpkey(1)>.
-Generation of DSA Parameters.
+=item L<B<ocsp>|ocsp(1)>
-=item B<genrsa>
+Online Certificate Status Protocol utility.
-Generation of RSA Parameters.
+=item L<B<passwd>|passwd(1)>
-=item B<pkcs7>
+Generation of hashed passwords.
+
+=item L<B<pkcs12>|pkcs12(1)>
+
+PKCS#12 Data Management.
+
+=item L<B<pkcs7>|pkcs7(1)>
PKCS#7 Data Management.
-=item B<req>
+=item L<B<pkey>|pkey(1)>
+
+Public and private key management.
+
+=item L<B<pkeyutl>|pkeyutl(1)>
+
+Public key algorithm cryptographic operation utility.
+
+=item L<B<pkeyparam>|pkeyparam(1)>
-X.509 Certificate Signing Request (CSR) Management.
+Public key algorithm parameter management.
-=item B<rsa>
+=item L<B<rand>|rand(1)>
-RSA Data Management.
+Generate pseudo-random bytes.
-=item B<s_client>
+=item L<B<req>|req(1)>
+
+PKCS#10 X.509 Certificate Signing Request (CSR) Management.
+
+=item L<B<rsa>|rsa(1)>
+
+RSA key management.
+
+=item L<B<rsautl>|rsautl(1)>
+
+RSA utility for signing, verification, encryption, and decryption. Superseded
+by L<B<pkeyutl>|pkeyutl(1)>
+
+=item L<B<s_client>|s_client(1)>
This implements a generic SSL/TLS client which can establish a transparent
connection to a remote server speaking SSL/TLS. It's intended for testing
purposes only and provides only rudimentary interface functionality but
internally uses mostly all functionality of the OpenSSL B<ssl> library.
-=item B<s_server>
+=item L<B<s_server>|s_server(1)>
This implements a generic SSL/TLS server which accepts connections from remote
clients speaking SSL/TLS. It's intended for testing purposes only and provides
line oriented protocol for testing SSL functions and a simple HTTP response
facility to emulate an SSL/TLS-aware webserver.
-=item B<s_time>
+=item L<B<s_time>|s_time(1)>
SSL Connection Timer.
-=item B<sess_id>
+=item L<B<sess_id>|sess_id(1)>
SSL Session Data Management.
-=item B<speed>
+=item L<B<smime>|smime(1)>
+
+S/MIME mail processing.
+
+=item L<B<speed>|speed(1)>
Algorithm Speed Measurement.
-=item B<verify>
+=item L<B<ts>|ts(1)>
+
+Time Stamping Authority tool (client/server)
+
+=item L<B<verify>|verify(1)>
X.509 Certificate Verification.
-=item B<version>
+=item L<B<version>|version(1)>
OpenSSL Version Information.
-=item B<x509>
+=item L<B<x509>|x509(1)>
X.509 Certificate Data Management.
=back
+=item B<sha224>
+
+SHA-224 Digest
+
+=item B<sha256>
+
+SHA-256 Digest
+
+=item B<sha384>
+
+SHA-384 Digest
+
+=item B<sha512>
+
+SHA-512 Digest
+
=head2 ENCODING AND CIPHER COMMANDS
=over 10
=back
+=head1 PASS PHRASE ARGUMENTS
+
+Several commands accept password arguments, typically using B<-passin>
+and B<-passout> for input and output passwords respectively. These allow
+the password to be obtained from a variety of sources. Both of these
+options take a single argument whose format is described below. If no
+password argument is given and a password is required then the user is
+prompted to enter one: this will typically be read from the current
+terminal with echoing turned off.
+
+=over 10
+
+=item B<pass:password>
+
+the actual password is B<password>. Since the password is visible
+to utilities (like 'ps' under Unix) this form should only be used
+where security is not important.
+
+=item B<env:var>
+
+obtain the password from the environment variable B<var>. Since
+the environment of other processes is visible on certain platforms
+(e.g. ps under certain Unix OSes) this option should be used with caution.
+
+=item B<file:pathname>
+
+the first line of B<pathname> is the password. If the same B<pathname>
+argument is supplied to B<-passin> and B<-passout> arguments then the first
+line will be used for the input password and the next line for the output
+password. B<pathname> need not refer to a regular file: it could for example
+refer to a device or named pipe.
+
+=item B<fd:number>
+
+read the password from the file descriptor B<number>. This can be used to
+send the data via a pipe for example.
+
+=item B<stdin>
+
+read the password from standard input.
+
+=back
+
=head1 SEE ALSO
L<asn1parse(1)|asn1parse(1)>, L<ca(1)|ca(1)>, L<config(5)|config(5)>,
L<crl(1)|crl(1)>, L<crl2pkcs7(1)|crl2pkcs7(1)>, L<dgst(1)|dgst(1)>,
-L<dh(1)|dh(1)>, L<dsa(1)|dsa(1)>, L<dsaparam(1)|dsaparam(1)>,
-L<enc(1)|enc(1)>, L<gendh(1)|gendh(1)>, L<gendsa(1)|gendsa(1)>,
+L<dhparam(1)|dhparam(1)>, L<dsa(1)|dsa(1)>, L<dsaparam(1)|dsaparam(1)>,
+L<enc(1)|enc(1)>, L<gendsa(1)|gendsa(1)>, L<genpkey(1)|genpkey(1)>,
L<genrsa(1)|genrsa(1)>, L<nseq(1)|nseq(1)>, L<openssl(1)|openssl(1)>,
+L<passwd(1)|passwd(1)>,
L<pkcs12(1)|pkcs12(1)>, L<pkcs7(1)|pkcs7(1)>, L<pkcs8(1)|pkcs8(1)>,
-L<req(1)|req(1)>, L<rsa(1)|rsa(1)>, L<s_client(1)|s_client(1)>,
-L<s_server(1)|s_server(1)>, L<smime(1)|smime(1)>, L<spkac(1)|spkac(1)>,
+L<rand(1)|rand(1)>, L<req(1)|req(1)>, L<rsa(1)|rsa(1)>,
+L<rsautl(1)|rsautl(1)>, L<s_client(1)|s_client(1)>,
+L<s_server(1)|s_server(1)>, L<s_time(1)|s_time(1)>,
+L<smime(1)|smime(1)>, L<spkac(1)|spkac(1)>,
L<verify(1)|verify(1)>, L<version(1)|version(1)>, L<x509(1)|x509(1)>,
-L<crypto(3)|crypto(3)>, L<ssl(3)|ssl(3)>
+L<crypto(3)|crypto(3)>, L<ssl(3)|ssl(3)>, L<x509v3_config(5)|x509v3_config(5)>
=head1 HISTORY
-The openssl(1) document appeared in OpenSSL 0.9.2
+The openssl(1) document appeared in OpenSSL 0.9.2.
+The B<list->I<XXX>B<-commands> pseudo-commands were added in OpenSSL 0.9.3;
+The B<list->I<XXX>B<-algorithms> pseudo-commands were added in OpenSSL 0.9.9;
+the B<no->I<XXX> pseudo-commands were added in OpenSSL 0.9.5a.
+For notes on the availability of other commands, see their individual
+manual pages.
=cut
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