Index: openssl/doc/apps/openssl.pod |
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--- openssl/doc/apps/openssl.pod (revision 105093) |
+++ openssl/doc/apps/openssl.pod (working copy) |
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ |
[ I<command_opts> ] |
[ I<command_args> ] |
-B<openssl> [ B<list-standard-commands> | B<list-message-digest-commands> | B<list-cipher-commands> ] |
+B<openssl> [ B<list-standard-commands> | B<list-message-digest-commands> | B<list-cipher-commands> | B<list-cipher-algorithms> | B<list-message-digest-algorithms> | B<list-public-key-algorithms>] |
B<openssl> B<no->I<XXX> [ I<arbitrary options> ] |
@@ -26,12 +26,14 @@ |
cryptography functions of OpenSSL's B<crypto> library from the shell. |
It can be used for |
- o Creation of RSA, DH and DSA key parameters |
+ o Creation and management of private keys, public keys and parameters |
+ o Public key cryptographic operations |
o Creation of X.509 certificates, CSRs and CRLs |
o Calculation of Message Digests |
o Encryption and Decryption with Ciphers |
o SSL/TLS Client and Server Tests |
o Handling of S/MIME signed or encrypted mail |
+ o Time Stamp requests, generation and verification |
=head1 COMMAND SUMMARY |
@@ -44,6 +46,14 @@ |
of all standard commands, message digest commands, or cipher commands, |
respectively, that are available in the present B<openssl> utility. |
+The pseudo-commands B<list-cipher-algorithms> and |
+B<list-message-digest-algorithms> list all cipher and message digest names, one entry per line. Aliases are listed as: |
+ |
+ from => to |
+ |
+The pseudo-command B<list-public-key-algorithms> lists all supported public |
+key algorithms. |
+ |
The pseudo-command B<no->I<XXX> tests whether a command of the |
specified name is available. If no command named I<XXX> exists, it |
returns 0 (success) and prints B<no->I<XXX>; otherwise it returns 1 |
@@ -71,6 +81,10 @@ |
Cipher Suite Description Determination. |
+=item L<B<cms>|cms(1)> |
+ |
+CMS (Cryptographic Message Syntax) utility |
+ |
=item L<B<crl>|crl(1)> |
Certificate Revocation List (CRL) Management. |
@@ -88,26 +102,41 @@ |
Diffie-Hellman Parameter Management. |
Obsoleted by L<B<dhparam>|dhparam(1)>. |
+=item L<B<dhparam>|dhparam(1)> |
+ |
+Generation and Management of Diffie-Hellman Parameters. Superseded by |
+L<B<genpkey>|genpkey(1)> and L<B<pkeyparam>|pkeyparam(1)> |
+ |
+ |
=item L<B<dsa>|dsa(1)> |
DSA Data Management. |
=item L<B<dsaparam>|dsaparam(1)> |
-DSA Parameter Generation. |
+DSA Parameter Generation and Management. Superseded by |
+L<B<genpkey>|genpkey(1)> and L<B<pkeyparam>|pkeyparam(1)> |
+=item L<B<ec>|ec(1)> |
+ |
+EC (Elliptic curve) key processing |
+ |
+=item L<B<ecparam>|ecparam(1)> |
+ |
+EC parameter manipulation and generation |
+ |
=item L<B<enc>|enc(1)> |
Encoding with Ciphers. |
+=item L<B<engine>|engine(1)> |
+ |
+Engine (loadble module) information and manipulation. |
+ |
=item L<B<errstr>|errstr(1)> |
Error Number to Error String Conversion. |
-=item L<B<dhparam>|dhparam(1)> |
- |
-Generation and Management of Diffie-Hellman Parameters. |
- |
=item B<gendh> |
Generation of Diffie-Hellman Parameters. |
@@ -115,12 +144,21 @@ |
=item L<B<gendsa>|gendsa(1)> |
-Generation of DSA Parameters. |
+Generation of DSA Private Key from Parameters. Superseded by |
+L<B<genpkey>|genpkey(1)> and L<B<pkey>|pkey(1)> |
+=item L<B<genpkey>|genpkey(1)> |
+ |
+Generation of Private Key or Parameters. |
+ |
=item L<B<genrsa>|genrsa(1)> |
-Generation of RSA Parameters. |
+Generation of RSA Private Key. Superceded by L<B<genpkey>|genpkey(1)>. |
+=item L<B<nseq>|nseq(1)> |
+ |
+Create or examine a netscape certificate sequence |
+ |
=item L<B<ocsp>|ocsp(1)> |
Online Certificate Status Protocol utility. |
@@ -137,21 +175,35 @@ |
PKCS#7 Data Management. |
+=item L<B<pkey>|pkey(1)> |
+ |
+Public and private key management. |
+ |
+=item L<B<pkeyparam>|pkeyparam(1)> |
+ |
+Public key algorithm parameter management. |
+ |
+=item L<B<pkeyutl>|pkeyutl(1)> |
+ |
+Public key algorithm cryptographic operation utility. |
+ |
=item L<B<rand>|rand(1)> |
Generate pseudo-random bytes. |
=item L<B<req>|req(1)> |
-X.509 Certificate Signing Request (CSR) Management. |
+PKCS#10 X.509 Certificate Signing Request (CSR) Management. |
=item L<B<rsa>|rsa(1)> |
-RSA Data Management. |
+RSA key management. |
+ |
=item L<B<rsautl>|rsautl(1)> |
-RSA utility for signing, verification, encryption, and decryption. |
+RSA utility for signing, verification, encryption, and decryption. Superseded |
+by L<B<pkeyutl>|pkeyutl(1)> |
=item L<B<s_client>|s_client(1)> |
@@ -185,6 +237,14 @@ |
Algorithm Speed Measurement. |
+=item L<B<spkac>|spkac(1)> |
+ |
+SPKAC printing and generating utility |
+ |
+=item L<B<ts>|ts(1)> |
+ |
+Time Stamping Authority tool (client/server) |
+ |
=item L<B<verify>|verify(1)> |
X.509 Certificate Verification. |
@@ -227,6 +287,8 @@ |
SHA-1 Digest |
+=back |
+ |
=item B<sha224> |
SHA-224 Digest |
@@ -243,8 +305,6 @@ |
SHA-512 Digest |
-=back |
- |
=head2 ENCODING AND CIPHER COMMANDS |
=over 10 |
@@ -339,7 +399,7 @@ |
L<asn1parse(1)|asn1parse(1)>, L<ca(1)|ca(1)>, L<config(5)|config(5)>, |
L<crl(1)|crl(1)>, L<crl2pkcs7(1)|crl2pkcs7(1)>, L<dgst(1)|dgst(1)>, |
L<dhparam(1)|dhparam(1)>, L<dsa(1)|dsa(1)>, L<dsaparam(1)|dsaparam(1)>, |
-L<enc(1)|enc(1)>, L<gendsa(1)|gendsa(1)>, |
+L<enc(1)|enc(1)>, L<gendsa(1)|gendsa(1)>, L<genpkey(1)|genpkey(1)>, |
L<genrsa(1)|genrsa(1)>, L<nseq(1)|nseq(1)>, L<openssl(1)|openssl(1)>, |
L<passwd(1)|passwd(1)>, |
L<pkcs12(1)|pkcs12(1)>, L<pkcs7(1)|pkcs7(1)>, L<pkcs8(1)|pkcs8(1)>, |
@@ -348,12 +408,13 @@ |
L<s_server(1)|s_server(1)>, L<s_time(1)|s_time(1)>, |
L<smime(1)|smime(1)>, L<spkac(1)|spkac(1)>, |
L<verify(1)|verify(1)>, L<version(1)|version(1)>, L<x509(1)|x509(1)>, |
-L<crypto(3)|crypto(3)>, L<ssl(3)|ssl(3)> |
+L<crypto(3)|crypto(3)>, L<ssl(3)|ssl(3)>, L<x509v3_config(5)|x509v3_config(5)> |
=head1 HISTORY |
The openssl(1) document appeared in OpenSSL 0.9.2. |
The B<list->I<XXX>B<-commands> pseudo-commands were added in OpenSSL 0.9.3; |
+The B<list->I<XXX>B<-algorithms> pseudo-commands were added in OpenSSL 1.0.0; |
the B<no->I<XXX> pseudo-commands were added in OpenSSL 0.9.5a. |
For notes on the availability of other commands, see their individual |
manual pages. |