6 dhparam - DH parameter manipulation and generation
30 This command is used to manipulate DH parameter files.
38 Print out a usage message.
40 =item B<-inform DER|PEM>
42 This specifies the input format. The B<DER> option uses an ASN1 DER encoded
43 form compatible with the PKCS#3 DHparameter structure. The PEM form is the
44 default format: it consists of the B<DER> format base64 encoded with
45 additional header and footer lines.
47 =item B<-outform DER|PEM>
49 This specifies the output format, the options have the same meaning and default
50 as the B<-inform> option.
52 =item B<-in> I<filename>
54 This specifies the input filename to read parameters from or standard input if
55 this option is not specified.
57 =item B<-out> I<filename>
59 This specifies the output filename parameters to. Standard output is used
60 if this option is not present. The output filename should B<not> be the same
61 as the input filename.
65 If this option is used, DSA rather than DH parameters are read or created;
66 they are converted to DH format. Otherwise, "strong" primes (such
67 that (p-1)/2 is also prime) will be used for DH parameter generation.
69 DH parameter generation with the B<-dsaparam> option is much faster,
70 and the recommended exponent length is shorter, which makes DH key
71 exchange more efficient. Beware that with such DSA-style DH
72 parameters, a fresh DH key should be created for each use to
73 avoid small-subgroup attacks that may be possible otherwise.
77 Performs numerous checks to see if the supplied parameters are valid and
78 displays a warning if not.
82 The generator to use, either 2 or 5. If present then the
83 input file is ignored and parameters are generated instead. If not
84 present but B<numbits> is present, parameters are generated with the
87 =item B<-rand file...>
89 A file or files containing random data used to seed the random number
91 Multiple files can be specified separated by an OS-dependent character.
92 The separator is B<;> for MS-Windows, B<,> for OpenVMS, and B<:> for
95 =item [B<-writerand file>]
97 Writes random data to the specified I<file> upon exit.
98 This can be used with a subsequent B<-rand> flag.
102 This option specifies that a parameter set should be generated of size
103 I<numbits>. It must be the last option. If this option is present then
104 the input file is ignored and parameters are generated instead. If
105 this option is not present but a generator (B<-2> or B<-5>) is
106 present, parameters are generated with a default length of 2048 bits.
110 This option inhibits the output of the encoded version of the parameters.
114 This option prints out the DH parameters in human readable form.
118 This option converts the parameters into C code. The parameters can then
119 be loaded by calling the get_dhNNNN() function.
123 Specifying an engine (by its unique B<id> string) will cause B<dhparam>
124 to attempt to obtain a functional reference to the specified engine,
125 thus initialising it if needed. The engine will then be set as the default
126 for all available algorithms.
132 The program B<dhparam> combines the functionality of the programs B<dh> and
133 B<gendh> in previous versions of OpenSSL. The B<dh> and B<gendh>
134 programs are retained for now but may have different purposes in future
139 PEM format DH parameters use the header and footer lines:
141 -----BEGIN DH PARAMETERS-----
142 -----END DH PARAMETERS-----
144 OpenSSL currently only supports the older PKCS#3 DH, not the newer X9.42
147 This program manipulates DH parameters not keys.
151 There should be a way to generate and manipulate DH keys.
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