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3 =head1 NAME | 3 =head1 NAME |
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5 genrsa - generate an RSA private key | 5 genrsa - generate an RSA private key |
6 | 6 |
7 =head1 SYNOPSIS | 7 =head1 SYNOPSIS |
8 | 8 |
9 B<openssl> B<genrsa> | 9 B<openssl> B<genrsa> |
10 [B<-out filename>] | 10 [B<-out filename>] |
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50 =item B<-rand file(s)> | 50 =item B<-rand file(s)> |
51 | 51 |
52 a file or files containing random data used to seed the random number | 52 a file or files containing random data used to seed the random number |
53 generator, or an EGD socket (see L<RAND_egd(3)|RAND_egd(3)>). | 53 generator, or an EGD socket (see L<RAND_egd(3)|RAND_egd(3)>). |
54 Multiple files can be specified separated by a OS-dependent character. | 54 Multiple files can be specified separated by a OS-dependent character. |
55 The separator is B<;> for MS-Windows, B<,> for OpenVMS, and B<:> for | 55 The separator is B<;> for MS-Windows, B<,> for OpenVMS, and B<:> for |
56 all others. | 56 all others. |
57 | 57 |
58 =item B<-engine id> | 58 =item B<-engine id> |
59 | 59 |
60 specifying an engine (by it's unique B<id> string) will cause B<req> | 60 specifying an engine (by its unique B<id> string) will cause B<genrsa> |
61 to attempt to obtain a functional reference to the specified engine, | 61 to attempt to obtain a functional reference to the specified engine, |
62 thus initialising it if needed. The engine will then be set as the default | 62 thus initialising it if needed. The engine will then be set as the default |
63 for all available algorithms. | 63 for all available algorithms. |
64 | 64 |
65 =item B<numbits> | 65 =item B<numbits> |
66 | 66 |
67 the size of the private key to generate in bits. This must be the last option | 67 the size of the private key to generate in bits. This must be the last option |
68 specified. The default is 512. | 68 specified. The default is 512. |
69 | 69 |
70 =back | 70 =back |
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87 primes. Therefore the number of bits should not be less that 64. For typical | 87 primes. Therefore the number of bits should not be less that 64. For typical |
88 private keys this will not matter because for security reasons they will | 88 private keys this will not matter because for security reasons they will |
89 be much larger (typically 1024 bits). | 89 be much larger (typically 1024 bits). |
90 | 90 |
91 =head1 SEE ALSO | 91 =head1 SEE ALSO |
92 | 92 |
93 L<gendsa(1)|gendsa(1)> | 93 L<gendsa(1)|gendsa(1)> |
94 | 94 |
95 =cut | 95 =cut |
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