From 62c2b6d9445377d6b765ce7c905a071df9d7eade Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Dr. Stephen Henson" Date: Thu, 7 Nov 2013 17:27:07 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Document RSAPublicKey_{in,out} options. (cherry picked from commit 7040d73d22987532faa503630d6616cf2788c975) --- doc/apps/rsa.pod | 15 +++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+) diff --git a/doc/apps/rsa.pod b/doc/apps/rsa.pod index 69b2bef82c..d7d784d52b 100644 --- a/doc/apps/rsa.pod +++ b/doc/apps/rsa.pod @@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ B B [B<-check>] [B<-pubin>] [B<-pubout>] +[B<-RSAPublicKey_in>] +[B<-RSAPublicKey_out>] [B<-engine id>] =head1 DESCRIPTION @@ -118,6 +120,10 @@ by default a private key is output: with this option a public key will be output instead. This option is automatically set if the input is a public key. +=item B<-RSAPublicKey_in>, B<-RSAPublicKey_out> + +like B<-pubin> and B<-pubout> except B format is used instead. + =item B<-engine id> specifying an engine (by its unique B string) will cause B @@ -139,6 +145,11 @@ The PEM public key format uses the header and footer lines: -----BEGIN PUBLIC KEY----- -----END PUBLIC KEY----- +The PEM B format uses the header and footer lines: + + -----BEGIN RSA PUBLIC KEY----- + -----END RSA PUBLIC KEY----- + The B form is a format compatible with older Netscape servers and Microsoft IIS .key files, this uses unsalted RC4 for its encryption. It is not very secure and so should only be used when necessary. @@ -173,6 +184,10 @@ To just output the public part of a private key: openssl rsa -in key.pem -pubout -out pubkey.pem +Output the public part of a private key in B format: + + openssl rsa -in key.pem -RSAPublicKey_out -out pubkey.pem + =head1 BUGS The command line password arguments don't currently work with -- 2.25.1