From: Adam Williamson <awilliam@redhat.com>
Date: Sun, 31 Aug 2014 22:22:09 +0000 (-0400)
Subject: RT3511: doc fix; req default serial is random
X-Git-Tag: OpenSSL_1_0_2-beta3~62
X-Git-Url: https://git.librecmc.org/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=157c345175bd4b579918fb2942857ff033b08b41;p=oweals%2Fopenssl.git

RT3511: doc fix; req default serial is random

RT842, closed back in 2004, changed the default serial number
to be a random number rather than zero.  Finally time to update
the doc

Reviewed-by: Tim Hudson <tjh@openssl.org>
(cherry picked from commit 3aba132d61baeecffb9a6f8da7d0809352cbfb2d)
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diff --git a/doc/apps/req.pod b/doc/apps/req.pod
index 0730d117b3..df68cb0921 100644
--- a/doc/apps/req.pod
+++ b/doc/apps/req.pod
@@ -235,8 +235,8 @@ 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. Unless specified
-using the B<set_serial> option B<0> will be used for the serial
-number.
+using the B<set_serial> option, a large random number will be used for
+the serial number.
 
 =item B<-days n>