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| author | Dr. Stephen Henson <steve@openssl.org> | 2013-08-21 13:39:27 +0100 |
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| committer | Dr. Stephen Henson <steve@openssl.org> | 2013-08-21 13:43:00 +0100 |
| commit | 902efde1cca5910703af57cfc9b5e0fb7980f5b6 (patch) | |
| tree | aeed2cdf0d65364435ce5a810829ae06d866fbb1 | |
| parent | 36019f70e816587a5a250c9ac62d008273fad077 (diff) | |
| download | openssl-new-902efde1cca5910703af57cfc9b5e0fb7980f5b6.tar.gz | |
Document -force_pubkey option.
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diff --git a/doc/apps/x509.pod b/doc/apps/x509.pod index d2d9eb812a..19fae07e48 100644 --- a/doc/apps/x509.pod +++ b/doc/apps/x509.pod @@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ B<openssl> B<x509> [B<-CAkey filename>] [B<-CAcreateserial>] [B<-CAserial filename>] +[B<-force_pubkey key>] [B<-text>] [B<-C>] [B<-md2|-md5|-sha1|-mdc2>] @@ -400,6 +401,15 @@ specified then the extensions should either be contained in the unnamed L<x509v3_config(5)|x509v3_config(5)> manual page for details of the extension section format. +=item B<-force_pubkey key> + +when a certificate is created set its public key to B<key> instead of the +key in the certificate or certificate request. This option is useful for +creating certificates where the algorithm can't normally sign requests, for +example DH. + +The format or B<key> can be specified using the B<-keyform> option. + =back =head2 NAME OPTIONS |