Standardize apps use of -rand, etc.

[openssl.git] / doc / man1 / x509.pod

diff --git a/doc/man1/x509.pod b/doc/man1/x509.pod
index 587c630065af3ca659bc02fe3595a7691b22ca13..68fbf81f67263f6aa39771049253d8391f1689a0 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/man1/x509.pod
+++ b/doc/man1/x509.pod
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ B<openssl> B<x509>
 [B<-clrext>]
 [B<-extfile filename>]
 [B<-extensions section>]
 [B<-clrext>]
 [B<-extfile filename>]
 [B<-extensions section>]

+[B<-rand file...>]
+[B<-writerand file>]

 [B<-engine id>]
 [B<-preserve_dates>]
 
 [B<-engine id>]
 [B<-preserve_dates>]
 


@@ -115,6 +117,19 @@ Any digest supported by the OpenSSL B<dgst> command can be used.
 If not specified then SHA1 is used with B<-fingerprint> or
 the default digest for the signing algorithm is used, typically SHA256.
 
 If not specified then SHA1 is used with B<-fingerprint> or
 the default digest for the signing algorithm is used, typically SHA256.
 

+=item B<-rand file...>
+
+A file or files containing random data used to seed the random number
+generator.
+Multiple files can be specified separated by an OS-dependent character.
+The separator is B<;> for MS-Windows, B<,> for OpenVMS, and B<:> for
+all others.
+
+=item [B<-writerand file>]
+
+Writes random data to the specified I<file> upon exit.
+This can be used with a subsequent B<-rand> flag.
+

 =item B<-engine id>
 
 Specifying an engine (by its unique B<id> string) will cause B<x509>
 =item B<-engine id>
 
 Specifying an engine (by its unique B<id> string) will cause B<x509>