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@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
#
# DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE (invoke-certtool.texi)
#
-# It has been AutoGen-ed November 16, 2013 at 04:39:10 PM by AutoGen 5.18
+# It has been AutoGen-ed November 23, 2013 at 10:34:57 AM by AutoGen 5.18.2
# From the definitions ../src/certtool-args.def
# and the template file agtexi-cmd.tpl
@end ignore
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ Please send bug reports to: <bugs@@gnutls.org>
@subsubheading debug option (-d)
This is the ``enable debugging'' option.
-This option takes an argument number.
+This option takes a number argument.
Specifies the debug level.
@anchor{certtool generate-request}
@subsubheading generate-request option (-q)
@@ -188,31 +188,31 @@ are more efficient since GnuTLS 3.0.9.
@subsubheading load-privkey option
This is the ``loads a private key file'' option.
-This option takes an argument string.
+This option takes a string argument.
This can be either a file or a PKCS #11 URL
@anchor{certtool load-pubkey}
@subsubheading load-pubkey option
This is the ``loads a public key file'' option.
-This option takes an argument string.
+This option takes a string argument.
This can be either a file or a PKCS #11 URL
@anchor{certtool load-certificate}
@subsubheading load-certificate option
This is the ``loads a certificate file'' option.
-This option takes an argument string.
+This option takes a string argument.
This can be either a file or a PKCS #11 URL
@anchor{certtool load-ca-privkey}
@subsubheading load-ca-privkey option
This is the ``loads the certificate authority's private key file'' option.
-This option takes an argument string.
+This option takes a string argument.
This can be either a file or a PKCS #11 URL
@anchor{certtool load-ca-certificate}
@subsubheading load-ca-certificate option
This is the ``loads the certificate authority's certificate file'' option.
-This option takes an argument string.
+This option takes a string argument.
This can be either a file or a PKCS #11 URL
@anchor{certtool cprint}
@subsubheading cprint option
@@ -268,12 +268,20 @@ This is an alias for the @code{ecc} option,
@subsubheading hash option
This is the ``hash algorithm to use for signing'' option.
-This option takes an argument string.
+This option takes a string argument.
Available hash functions are SHA1, RMD160, SHA256, SHA384, SHA512.
@anchor{certtool inder}
@subsubheading inder option
This is the ``use der format for input certificates, private keys, and dh parameters '' option.
+
+@noindent
+This option has some usage constraints. It:
+@itemize @bullet
+@item
+can be disabled with --no-inder.
+@end itemize
+
The input files will be assumed to be in DER or RAW format.
Unlike options that in PEM input would allow multiple input data (e.g. multiple
certificates), when reading in DER format a single data structure is read.
@@ -287,6 +295,14 @@ This is an alias for the @code{inder} option,
@subsubheading outder option
This is the ``use der format for output certificates, private keys, and dh parameters'' option.
+
+@noindent
+This option has some usage constraints. It:
+@itemize @bullet
+@item
+can be disabled with --no-outder.
+@end itemize
+
The output will be in DER or RAW format.
@anchor{certtool outraw}
@subsubheading outraw option
@@ -298,13 +314,13 @@ This is an alias for the @code{outder} option,
@subsubheading sec-param option
This is the ``specify the security level [low, legacy, normal, high, ultra]'' option.
-This option takes an argument string @file{Security parameter}.
+This option takes a string argument @file{Security parameter}.
This is alternative to the bits option.
@anchor{certtool pkcs-cipher}
@subsubheading pkcs-cipher option
This is the ``cipher to use for pkcs #8 and #12 operations'' option.
-This option takes an argument string @file{Cipher}.
+This option takes a string argument @file{Cipher}.
Cipher may be one of 3des, 3des-pkcs12, aes-128, aes-192, aes-256, rc2-40, arcfour.
@anchor{certtool exit status}
@subsubheading certtool exit status