=head1 NAME
+openssl-ca,
ca - sample minimal CA application
=head1 SYNOPSIS
[B<-name section>]
[B<-gencrl>]
[B<-revoke file>]
+[B<-status serial>]
+[B<-updatedb>]
[B<-crl_reason reason>]
[B<-crl_hold instruction>]
[B<-crl_compromise time>]
[B<-crl_CA_compromise time>]
-[B<-subj arg>]
[B<-crldays days>]
[B<-crlhours hours>]
[B<-crlexts section>]
[B<-md arg>]
[B<-policy arg>]
[B<-keyfile arg>]
+[B<-keyform PEM|DER>]
[B<-key arg>]
[B<-passin arg>]
[B<-cert file>]
[B<-extensions section>]
[B<-extfile section>]
[B<-engine id>]
+[B<-subj arg>]
+[B<-utf8>]
+[B<-multivalue-rdn>]
=head1 DESCRIPTION
a file containing a single Netscape signed public key and challenge
and additional field values to be signed by the CA. See the B<SPKAC FORMAT>
-section for information on the required format.
+section for information on the required input and output format.
=item B<-infiles>
the output file to output certificates to. The default is standard
output. The certificate details will also be printed out to this
-file.
+file in PEM format (except that B<-spkac> outputs DER format).
=item B<-outdir directory>
the private key to sign requests with.
+=item B<-keyform PEM|DER>
+
+the format of the data in the private key file.
+The default is PEM.
+
=item B<-key password>
the password used to encrypt the private key. Since on some
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>
=item B<-engine id>
-specifying an engine (by it's unique B<id> string) will cause B<req>
+specifying an engine (by its unique B<id> string) will cause B<ca>
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
a filename containing a certificate to revoke.
+=item B<-status serial>
+
+displays the revocation status of the certificate with the specified
+serial number and exits.
+
+=item B<-updatedb>
+
+Updates the database index to purge expired certificates.
+
=item B<-crl_reason reason>
revocation reason, where B<reason> is one of: B<unspecified>, B<keyCompromise>,
This is the same as B<crl_compromise> except the revocation reason is set to
B<CACompromise>.
-=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<-crlexts section>
the section of the configuration file containing CRL extensions to
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
it's recommended to use the value B<no>, especially if combined with
the B<-selfsign> command line option.
-=item B<serialfile>
+Note that it is valid in some circumstances for certificates to be created
+without any subject. In the case where there are multiple certificates without
+subjects this does not count as a duplicate.
+
+=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>.
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
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
If you need to include the same component twice then it can be
preceded by a number and a '.'.
+When processing SPKAC format, the output is DER if the B<-out>
+flag is used, but PEM format if sending to stdout or the B<-outdir>
+flag is used.
+
=head1 EXAMPLES
Note: these examples assume that the B<ca> directory structure is
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 ]
to rebuild the index file from all the issued certificates and a current
CRL: however there is no option to do this.
-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.
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
=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
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