apps/x509 etc.: allow private key input when public key is expected

[thirdparty/openssl.git] / doc / man1 / openssl-rsautl.pod.in

diff --git a/doc/man1/openssl-rsautl.pod.in b/doc/man1/openssl-rsautl.pod.in
index eab34979de38b2dc6cbc4fe02df53470f35d131c..720bb220f8d18a7534288453ba189e9ac5a28d05 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/man1/openssl-rsautl.pod.in
+++ b/doc/man1/openssl-rsautl.pod.in
@@ -76,7 +76,9 @@ See L<openssl-format-options(1)> for details.
 
 =item B<-pubin>
 
-The input file is an RSA public key.
+By default a private key is read from the key input.
+With this option a public key is read instead.
+If the input contains no public key but a private key, its public part is used.
 
 =item B<-certin>