6 dsa - DSA key processing
39 The B<dsa> command processes DSA keys. They can be converted between various
40 forms and their components printed out. B<Note> This command uses the
41 traditional SSLeay compatible format for private key encryption: newer
42 applications should use the more secure PKCS#8 format using the B<pkcs8>
50 Print out a usage message.
52 =item B<-inform DER|PEM>
54 This specifies the input format. The B<DER> option with a private key uses
55 an ASN1 DER encoded form of an ASN.1 SEQUENCE consisting of the values of
56 version (currently zero), p, q, g, the public and private key components
57 respectively as ASN.1 INTEGERs. When used with a public key it uses a
58 SubjectPublicKeyInfo structure: it is an error if the key is not DSA.
60 The B<PEM> form is the default format: it consists of the B<DER> format base64
61 encoded with additional header and footer lines. In the case of a private key
62 PKCS#8 format is also accepted.
64 =item B<-outform DER|PEM>
66 This specifies the output format, the options have the same meaning and default
67 as the B<-inform> option.
71 This specifies the input filename to read a key from or standard input if this
72 option is not specified. If the key is encrypted a pass phrase will be
77 The input file password source. For more information about the format of B<arg>
78 see the B<PASS PHRASE ARGUMENTS> section in L<openssl(1)>.
80 =item B<-out filename>
82 This specifies the output filename to write a key to or standard output by
83 is not specified. If any encryption options are set then a pass phrase will be
84 prompted for. The output filename should B<not> be the same as the input
89 The output file password source. For more information about the format of B<arg>
90 see the B<PASS PHRASE ARGUMENTS> section in L<openssl(1)>.
92 =item B<-aes128|-aes192|-aes256|-aria128|-aria192|-aria256|-camellia128|-camellia192|-camellia256|-des|-des3|-idea>
94 These options encrypt the private key with the specified
95 cipher before outputting it. A pass phrase is prompted for.
96 If none of these options is specified the key is written in plain text. This
97 means that using the B<dsa> utility to read in an encrypted key with no
98 encryption option can be used to remove the pass phrase from a key, or by
99 setting the encryption options it can be use to add or change the pass phrase.
100 These options can only be used with PEM format output files.
104 Prints out the public, private key components and parameters.
108 This option prevents output of the encoded version of the key.
112 This option prints out the value of the public key component of the key.
116 By default, a private key is read from the input file. With this option a
117 public key is read instead.
121 By default, a private key is output. With this option a public
122 key will be output instead. This option is automatically set if the input is
127 Specifying an engine (by its unique B<id> string) will cause B<dsa>
128 to attempt to obtain a functional reference to the specified engine,
129 thus initialising it if needed. The engine will then be set as the default
130 for all available algorithms.
136 The PEM private key format uses the header and footer lines:
138 -----BEGIN DSA PRIVATE KEY-----
139 -----END DSA PRIVATE KEY-----
141 The PEM public key format uses the header and footer lines:
143 -----BEGIN PUBLIC KEY-----
144 -----END PUBLIC KEY-----
148 To remove the pass phrase on a DSA private key:
150 openssl dsa -in key.pem -out keyout.pem
152 To encrypt a private key using triple DES:
154 openssl dsa -in key.pem -des3 -out keyout.pem
156 To convert a private key from PEM to DER format:
158 openssl dsa -in key.pem -outform DER -out keyout.der
160 To print out the components of a private key to standard output:
162 openssl dsa -in key.pem -text -noout
164 To just output the public part of a private key:
166 openssl dsa -in key.pem -pubout -out pubkey.pem
170 L<dsaparam(1)>, L<gendsa(1)>, L<rsa(1)>,
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