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diff --git a/doc/apps/ca.pod b/doc/apps/ca.pod
index ea59c252a8..2ffffaaab0 100644
--- a/doc/apps/ca.pod
+++ b/doc/apps/ca.pod
@@ -13,7 +13,10 @@ B<openssl> B<ca>
 [B<-name section>]
 [B<-gencrl>]
 [B<-revoke file>]
-[B<-subj arg>]
+[B<-crl_reason reason>]
+[B<-crl_hold instruction>]
+[B<-crl_compromise time>]
+[B<-crl_CA_compromise time>]
 [B<-crldays days>]
 [B<-crlhours hours>]
 [B<-crlexts section>]
@@ -26,6 +29,7 @@ B<openssl> B<ca>
 [B<-key arg>]
 [B<-passin arg>]
 [B<-cert file>]
+[B<-selfsign>]
 [B<-in file>]
 [B<-out file>]
 [B<-notext>]
@@ -39,6 +43,10 @@ B<openssl> B<ca>
 [B<-msie_hack>]
 [B<-extensions section>]
 [B<-extfile section>]
+[B<-engine id>]
+[B<-subj arg>]
+[B<-utf8>]
+[B<-multivalue-rdn>]
 
 =head1 DESCRIPTION
 
@@ -57,6 +65,11 @@ The options descriptions will be divided into each purpose.
 
 specifies the configuration file to use.
 
+=item B<-name section>
+
+specifies the configuration file section to use (overrides
+B<default_ca> in the B<ca> section).
+
 =item B<-in filename>
 
 an input filename containing a single certificate request to be
@@ -69,7 +82,7 @@ a single self signed certificate to be signed by the CA.
 =item B<-spkac filename>
 
 a file containing a single Netscape signed public key and challenge
-and additional field values to be signed by the CA. See the B<NOTES>
+and additional field values to be signed by the CA. See the B<SPKAC FORMAT>
 section for information on the required format.
 
 =item B<-infiles>
@@ -103,6 +116,20 @@ the password used to encrypt the private key. Since on some
 systems the command line arguments are visible (e.g. Unix with
 the 'ps' utility) this option should be used with caution.
 
+=item B<-selfsign>
+
+indicates the issued certificates are to be signed with the key
+the certificate requests were signed with (given with B<-keyfile>).
+Cerificate requests signed with a different key are ignored.  If
+B<-spkac>, B<-ss_cert> or B<-gencrl> are given, B<-selfsign> is
+ignored.
+
+A consequence of using B<-selfsign> is that the self-signed
+certificate appears among the entries in the certificate database
+(see the configuration option B<database>), and uses the same
+serial number counter as all other certificates sign with the
+self-signed certificate.
+
 =item B<-passin arg>
 
 the key password source. For more information about the format of B<arg>
@@ -178,7 +205,9 @@ the section of the configuration file containing certificate extensions
 to be added when a certificate is issued (defaults to B<x509_extensions>
 unless the B<-extfile> option is used). If no extension section is
 present then, a V1 certificate is created. If the extension section
-is present (even if it is empty), then a V3 certificate is created.
+is present (even if it is empty), then a V3 certificate is created. See the:w
+L<x509v3_config(5)|x509v3_config(5)> manual page for details of the
+extension section format.
 
 =item B<-extfile file>
 
@@ -186,6 +215,35 @@ an additional configuration file to read certificate extensions from
 (using the default section unless the B<-extensions> option is also
 used).
 
+=item B<-engine id>
+
+specifying an engine (by it's unique B<id> string) will cause B<req>
+to attempt to obtain a functional reference to the specified engine,
+thus initialising it if needed. The engine will then be set as the default
+for all available algorithms.
+
+=item B<-subj arg>
+
+supersedes subject name given in the request.
+The arg must be formatted as I</type0=value0/type1=value1/type2=...>,
+characters may be escaped by \ (backslash), no spaces are skipped.
+
+=item B<-utf8>
+
+this option causes field values to be interpreted as UTF8 strings, by 
+default they are interpreted as ASCII. This means that the field
+values, whether prompted from a terminal or obtained from a
+configuration file, must be valid UTF8 strings.
+
+=item B<-multivalue-rdn>
+
+this option causes the -subj argument to be interpretedt with full
+support for multivalued RDNs. Example:
+
+I</DC=org/DC=OpenSSL/DC=users/UID=123456+CN=John Doe>
+
+If -multi-rdn is not used then the UID value is I<123456+CN=John Doe>.
+
 =back
 
 =head1 CRL OPTIONS
@@ -209,9 +267,32 @@ the number of hours before the next CRL is due.
 
 a filename containing a certificate to revoke.
 
-=item B<-subj arg>
+=item B<-crl_reason reason>
+
+revocation reason, where B<reason> is one of: B<unspecified>, B<keyCompromise>,
+B<CACompromise>, B<affiliationChanged>, B<superseded>, B<cessationOfOperation>,
+B<certificateHold> or B<removeFromCRL>. The matching of B<reason> is case
+insensitive. Setting any revocation reason will make the CRL v2.
 
-supersedes subject name given in the request
+In practive B<removeFromCRL> is not particularly useful because it is only used
+in delta CRLs which are not currently implemented.
+
+=item B<-crl_hold instruction>
+
+This sets the CRL revocation reason code to B<certificateHold> and the hold
+instruction to B<instruction> which must be an OID. Although any OID can be
+used only B<holdInstructionNone> (the use of which is discouraged by RFC2459)
+B<holdInstructionCallIssuer> or B<holdInstructionReject> will normally be used.
+
+=item B<-crl_compromise time>
+
+This sets the revocation reason to B<keyCompromise> and the compromise time to
+B<time>. B<time> should be in GeneralizedTime format that is B<YYYYMMDDHHMMSSZ>.
+
+=item B<-crl_CA_compromise time>
+
+This is the same as B<crl_compromise> except the revocation reason is set to
+B<CACompromise>.
 
 =item B<-crlexts section>
 
@@ -220,14 +301,28 @@ include. If no CRL extension section is present then a V1 CRL is
 created, if the CRL extension section is present (even if it is
 empty) then a V2 CRL is created. The CRL extensions specified are
 CRL extensions and B<not> CRL entry extensions.  It should be noted
-that some software (for example Netscape) can't handle V2 CRLs. 
+that some software (for example Netscape) can't handle V2 CRLs. See
+L<x509v3_config(5)|x509v3_config(5)> manual page for details of the
+extension section format.
 
 =back
 
 =head1 CONFIGURATION FILE OPTIONS
 
-The options for B<ca> are contained in the B<ca> section of the
-configuration file. Many of these are identical to command line
+The section of the configuration file containing options for B<ca>
+is found as follows: If the B<-name> command line option is used,
+then it names the section to be used. Otherwise the section to
+be used must be named in the B<default_ca> option of the B<ca> section
+of the configuration file (or in the default section of the
+configuration file). Besides B<default_ca>, the following options are
+read directly from the B<ca> section:
+ RANDFILE
+ preserve
+ msie_hack
+With the exception of B<RANDFILE>, this is probably a bug and may
+change in future releases.
+
+Many of the configuration file options are identical to command line
 options. Where the option is present in the configuration file
 and the command line the command line value is used. Where an
 option is described as mandatory then it must be present in
@@ -301,11 +396,27 @@ the same as the B<-md> option. The message digest to use. Mandatory.
 the text database file to use. Mandatory. This file must be present
 though initially it will be empty.
 
-=item B<serialfile>
+=item B<unique_subject>
+
+if the value B<yes> is given, the valid certificate entries in the
+database must have unique subjects.  if the value B<no> is given,
+several valid certificate entries may have the exact same subject.
+The default value is B<yes>, to be compatible with older (pre 0.9.8)
+versions of OpenSSL.  However, to make CA certificate roll-over easier,
+it's recommended to use the value B<no>, especially if combined with
+the B<-selfsign> command line option.
+
+=item B<serial>
 
 a text file containing the next serial number to use in hex. Mandatory.
 This file must be present and contain a valid serial number.
 
+=item B<crlnumber>
+
+a text file containing the next CRL number to use in hex. The crl number
+will be inserted in the CRLs only if this file exists. If this file is
+present, it must contain a valid CRL number.
+
 =item B<x509_extensions>
 
 the same as B<-extensions>.
@@ -333,7 +444,7 @@ the same as B<-msie_hack>
 the same as B<-policy>. Mandatory. See the B<POLICY FORMAT> section
 for more information.
 
-=item B<nameopt>, B<certopt>
+=item B<name_opt>, B<cert_opt>
 
 these options allow the format used to display the certificate details
 when asking the user to confirm signing. All the options supported by
@@ -342,7 +453,7 @@ here, except the B<no_signame> and B<no_sigdump> are permanently set
 and cannot be disabled (this is because the certificate signature cannot
 be displayed because the certificate has not been signed at this point).
 
-For convenience the values B<default_ca> are accepted by both to produce
+For convenience the values B<ca_default> are accepted by both to produce
 a reasonable output.
 
 If neither option is present the format used in earlier versions of
@@ -455,8 +566,8 @@ A sample configuration file with the relevant sections for B<ca>:
  policy         = policy_any            # default policy
  email_in_dn    = no                    # Don't add the email into cert DN
 
- nameopt	= default_ca		# Subject name display option
- certopt	= default_ca		# Certificate display option
+ name_opt	= ca_default		# Subject name display option
+ cert_opt	= ca_default		# Certificate display option
  copy_extensions = none			# Don't copy extensions from request
 
  [ policy_any ]
@@ -467,18 +578,6 @@ A sample configuration file with the relevant sections for B<ca>:
  commonName             = supplied
  emailAddress           = optional
 
-=head1 WARNINGS
-
-The B<ca> command is quirky and at times downright unfriendly.
-
-The B<ca> utility was originally meant as an example of how to do things
-in a CA. It was not supposed to be used as a full blown CA itself:
-nevertheless some people are using it for this purpose.
-
-The B<ca> command is effectively a single user command: no locking is
-done on the various files and attempts to run more than one B<ca> command
-on the same database can have unpredictable results.
-
 =head1 FILES
 
 Note: the location of all files can change either by compile time options,
@@ -508,11 +607,7 @@ if corrupted it can be difficult to fix. It is theoretically possible
 to rebuild the index file from all the issued certificates and a current
 CRL: however there is no option to do this.
 
-CRL entry extensions cannot currently be created: only CRL extensions
-can be added.
-
-V2 CRL features like delta CRL support and CRL numbers are not currently
-supported.
+V2 CRL features like delta CRLs are not currently supported.
 
 Although several requests can be input and handled at once it is only
 possible to include one SPKAC or self signed certificate.
@@ -523,12 +618,6 @@ The use of an in memory text database can cause problems when large
 numbers of certificates are present because, as the name implies
 the database has to be kept in memory.
 
-It is not possible to certify two certificates with the same DN: this
-is a side effect of how the text database is indexed and it cannot easily
-be fixed without introducing other problems. Some S/MIME clients can use
-two certificates with the same DN for separate signing and encryption
-keys.
-
 The B<ca> command really needs rewriting or the required functionality
 exposed at either a command or interface level so a more friendly utility
 (perl script or GUI) can handle things properly. The scripts B<CA.sh> and
@@ -546,6 +635,16 @@ create an empty file.
 
 =head1 WARNINGS
 
+The B<ca> command is quirky and at times downright unfriendly.
+
+The B<ca> utility was originally meant as an example of how to do things
+in a CA. It was not supposed to be used as a full blown CA itself:
+nevertheless some people are using it for this purpose.
+
+The B<ca> command is effectively a single user command: no locking is
+done on the various files and attempts to run more than one B<ca> command
+on the same database can have unpredictable results.
+
 The B<copy_extensions> option should be used with caution. If care is
 not taken then it can be a security risk. For example if a certificate
 request contains a basicConstraints extension with CA:TRUE and the
@@ -571,6 +670,6 @@ then even if a certificate is issued with CA:TRUE it will not be valid.
 =head1 SEE ALSO
 
 L<req(1)|req(1)>, L<spkac(1)|spkac(1)>, L<x509(1)|x509(1)>, L<CA.pl(1)|CA.pl(1)>,
-L<config(5)|config(5)>
+L<config(5)|config(5)>, L<x509v3_config(5)|x509v3_config(5)> 
 
 =cut