=back
+=head2 Format Options
+
+Several OpenSSL commands can take input or generate output in a variety
+of formats. The list of acceptable formats, and the default, is
+described in each command documentation. The list of formats is
+described below. Both uppercase and lowercase are accepted.
+
+=over 4
+
+=item B<DER>
+
+A binary format, encoded or parsed according to Distinguished Encoding Rules
+(DER) of the ASN.1 data language.
+
+=item B<ENGINE>
+
+Used to specify that the cryptographic material is in an OpenSSL B<engine>.
+An engine must be configured or specified using the B<-engine> option.
+In addition, the B<-input> flag can be used to name a specific object in
+the engine.
+A password, such as the B<-passin> flag often must be specified as well.
+
+=item B<P12>
+
+A DER-encoded file containing a PKCS#12 object.
+It might be necessary to provide a decryption password to retrieve
+the private key.
+
+=item B<PEM>
+
+A text format defined in IETF RFC 1421 and IETF RFC 7468. Briefly, this is
+a block of base-64 encoding (defined in IETF RFC 4648), with specific
+lines used to mark the start and end:
+
+ Text before the BEGIN line is ignored.
+ ----- BEGIN object-type -----
+ OT43gQKBgQC/2OHZoko6iRlNOAQ/tMVFNq7fL81GivoQ9F1U0Qr+DH3ZfaH8eIkX
+ xT0ToMPJUzWAn8pZv0snA0um6SIgvkCuxO84OkANCVbttzXImIsL7pFzfcwV/ERK
+ UM6j0ZuSMFOCr/lGPAoOQU0fskidGEHi1/kW+suSr28TqsyYZpwBDQ==
+ ----- END object-type -----
+ Text after the END line is also ignored
+
+The I<object-type> must match the type of object that is expected.
+For example a C<BEGIN X509 CERTIFICATE> will not match if the command
+is trying to read a private key. The types supported include:
+
+ ANY PRIVATE KEY
+ CERTIFICATE
+ CERTIFICATE REQUEST
+ CMS
+ DH PARAMETERS
+ DSA PARAMETERS
+ DSA PUBLIC KEY
+ EC PARAMETERS
+ EC PRIVATE KEY
+ ECDSA PUBLIC KEY
+ ENCRYPTED PRIVATE KEY
+ PARAMETERS
+ PKCS #7 SIGNED DATA
+ PKCS7
+ PRIVATE KEY
+ PUBLIC KEY
+ RSA PRIVATE KEY
+ SSL SESSION PARAMETERS
+ TRUSTED CERTIFICATE
+ X509 CRL
+ X9.42 DH PARAMETERS
+
+The following legacy I<object-type>'s are also supported for compatibility
+with earlier releases:
+
+ DSA PRIVATE KEY
+ NEW CERTIFICATE REQUEST
+ RSA PUBLIC KEY
+ X509 CERTIFICATE
+
+=item B<SMIME>
+
+An S/MIME object as described in IETF RFC 8551.
+Earlier versions were known as CMS and are compatible.
+Note that the parsing is simple and might fail to parse some legal data.
+
+=back
+
+The options to specify the format are as follows. Refer to the individual
+manpage to see which options are accepted.
+
+=over 4
+
+=item B<-inform> I<format>, B<-outform> I<format>
+
+The format of the input or output streams.
+
+=item B<-keyform> I<format>
+
+Format of a private key input source.
+
+=item B<-CRLform> I<format>
+
+Format of a CRL input source.
+
+=back
+
=head2 Pass Phrase Options
Several commands accept password arguments, typically using B<-passin>
=back
+=head2 Extended Verification Options
+
+Sometimes there may be more than one certificate chain leading to an
+end-entity certificate.
+This usually happens when a root or intermediate CA signs a certificate
+for another a CA in other organization.
+Another reason is when a CA might have intermediates that use two different
+signature formats, such as a SHA-1 and a SHA-256 digest.
+
+The following options can be used to provide data that will allow the
+OpenSSL command to generate an alternative chain.
+
+=over 4
+
+=item B<-xchain_build>
+
+Specify whether the application should build the certificate chain to be
+provided to the server for the extra certificates via the B<-xkey>,
+B<-xcert>, and B<-xchain> options.
+
+=item B<-xkey> I<infile>, B<-xcert> I<infile>, B<-xchain>
+
+Specify an extra certificate, private key and certificate chain. These behave
+in the same manner as the B<-cert>, B<-key> and B<-cert_chain> options. When
+specified, the callback returning the first valid chain will be in use by the
+client.
+
+=item B<-xcertform> B<DER>|B<PEM>, B<-xkeyform> B<DER>|B<PEM>
+
+The input format for the extra certifcate and key, respectively.
+See L<openssl(1)/Format Options> for details.
+
+=back
+
=head1 ENVIRONMENT
=over 4
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