=head1 NAME
-req - PKCS#10 certificate and certificate generating utility.
+req - PKCS#10 certificate request and certificate generating utility.
=head1 SYNOPSIS
[B<-out filename>]
[B<-passout arg>]
[B<-text>]
+[B<-pubkey>]
[B<-noout>]
[B<-verify>]
[B<-modulus>]
[B<-[md5|sha1|md2|mdc2]>]
[B<-config filename>]
[B<-subj arg>]
+[B<-multivalue-rdn>]
[B<-x509>]
[B<-days n>]
+[B<-set_serial n>]
[B<-asn1-kludge>]
[B<-newhdr>]
[B<-extensions section>]
[B<-reqexts section>]
+[B<-utf8>]
+[B<-nameopt>]
[B<-batch>]
[B<-verbose>]
+[B<-engine id>]
=head1 DESCRIPTION
prints out the certificate request in text form.
+=item B<-pubkey>
+
+outputs the public key.
+
=item B<-noout>
this option prevents output of the encoded version of the request.
sets subject name for new request or supersedes the subject name
when processing a 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<-multivalue-rdn>
+
+this option causes the -subj argument to be interpreted 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>.
=item B<-x509>
this option outputs a self signed certificate instead of a certificate
request. This is typically used to generate a test certificate or
a self signed root CA. The extensions added to the certificate
-(if any) are specified in the configuration file.
+(if any) are specified in the configuration file. Unless specified
+using the B<set_serial> option B<0> will be used for the serial
+number.
=item B<-days n>
when the B<-x509> option is being used this specifies the number of
days to certify the certificate for. The default is 30 days.
+=item B<-set_serial n>
+
+serial number to use when outputting a self signed certificate. This
+may be specified as a decimal value or a hex value if preceded by B<0x>.
+It is possible to use negative serial numbers but this is not recommended.
+
=item B<-extensions section>
=item B<-reqexts section>
be used in the same configuration file to specify requests for
a variety of purposes.
+=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<-nameopt option>
+
+option which determines how the subject or issuer names are displayed. The
+B<option> argument can be a single option or multiple options separated by
+commas. Alternatively the B<-nameopt> switch may be used more than once to
+set multiple options. See the L<x509(1)|x509(1)> manual page for details.
+
=item B<-asn1-kludge>
by default the B<req> command outputs certificate requests containing
print extra details about the operations being performed.
+=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.
+
=back
=head1 CONFIGURATION FILE FORMAT
and just takes values from the config file directly. It also changes the
expected format of the B<distinguished_name> and B<attributes> sections.
+=item B<utf8>
+
+if set to the value B<yes> then 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<attributes>
this specifies the section containing any request attributes: its format
The actual permitted field names are any object identifier short or
long names. These are compiled into OpenSSL and include the usual
values such as commonName, countryName, localityName, organizationName,
-organizationUnitName, stateOrPrivinceName. Additionally emailAddress
+organizationUnitName, stateOrProvinceName. Additionally emailAddress
is include as well as name, surname, givenName initials and dnQualifier.
Additional object identifiers can be defined with the B<oid_file> or
The header and footer lines in the B<PEM> format are normally:
- -----BEGIN CERTIFICATE REQUEST----
- -----END CERTIFICATE REQUEST----
+ -----BEGIN CERTIFICATE REQUEST-----
+ -----END CERTIFICATE REQUEST-----
some software (some versions of Netscape certificate server) instead needs:
- -----BEGIN NEW CERTIFICATE REQUEST----
- -----END NEW CERTIFICATE REQUEST----
+ -----BEGIN NEW CERTIFICATE REQUEST-----
+ -----END NEW CERTIFICATE REQUEST-----
which is produced with the B<-newhdr> option but is otherwise compatible.
Either form is accepted transparently on input.
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