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diff --git a/crypto/openssl/doc/apps/genrsa.pod b/crypto/openssl/doc/apps/genrsa.pod deleted file mode 100644 index 25af4d1..0000000 --- a/crypto/openssl/doc/apps/genrsa.pod +++ /dev/null @@ -1,96 +0,0 @@ -=pod - -=head1 NAME - -genrsa - generate an RSA private key - -=head1 SYNOPSIS - -B<openssl> B<genrsa> -[B<-out filename>] -[B<-passout arg>] -[B<-des>] -[B<-des3>] -[B<-idea>] -[B<-f4>] -[B<-3>] -[B<-rand file(s)>] -[B<-engine id>] -[B<numbits>] - -=head1 DESCRIPTION - -The B<genrsa> command generates an RSA private key. - -=head1 OPTIONS - -=over 4 - -=item B<-out filename> - -the output filename. If this argument is not specified then standard output is -used. - -=item B<-passout arg> - -the output file password source. For more information about the format of B<arg> -see the B<PASS PHRASE ARGUMENTS> section in L<openssl(1)|openssl(1)>. - -=item B<-des|-des3|-idea> - -These options encrypt the private key with the DES, triple DES, or the -IDEA ciphers respectively before outputting it. If none of these options is -specified no encryption is used. If encryption is used a pass phrase is prompted -for if it is not supplied via the B<-passout> argument. - -=item B<-F4|-3> - -the public exponent to use, either 65537 or 3. The default is 65537. - -=item B<-rand file(s)> - -a file or files containing random data used to seed the random number -generator, or an EGD socket (see L<RAND_egd(3)|RAND_egd(3)>). -Multiple files can be specified separated by a OS-dependent character. -The separator is B<;> for MS-Windows, B<,> for OpenVMS, and B<:> for -all others. - -=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. - -=item B<numbits> - -the size of the private key to generate in bits. This must be the last option -specified. The default is 512. - -=back - -=head1 NOTES - -RSA private key generation essentially involves the generation of two prime -numbers. When generating a private key various symbols will be output to -indicate the progress of the generation. A B<.> represents each number which -has passed an initial sieve test, B<+> means a number has passed a single -round of the Miller-Rabin primality test. A newline means that the number has -passed all the prime tests (the actual number depends on the key size). - -Because key generation is a random process the time taken to generate a key -may vary somewhat. - -=head1 BUGS - -A quirk of the prime generation algorithm is that it cannot generate small -primes. Therefore the number of bits should not be less that 64. For typical -private keys this will not matter because for security reasons they will -be much larger (typically 1024 bits). - -=head1 SEE ALSO - -L<gendsa(1)|gendsa(1)> - -=cut - |
