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7122aafc 1=pod
625c781d 2{- OpenSSL::safe::output_do_not_edit_headers(); -}
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4=head1 NAME
5
4b537191 6openssl-cms - CMS command
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7
8=head1 SYNOPSIS
9
10B<openssl> B<cms>
169394d4 11[B<-help>]
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12[B<-encrypt>]
13[B<-decrypt>]
65718c51 14[B<-debug_decrypt>]
7122aafc 15[B<-sign>]
7122aafc 16[B<-verify>]
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17[B<-verify_retcode>]
18[B<-no_attr_verify>]
19[B<-nosigs>]
20[B<-no_content_verify>]
7122aafc 21[B<-cmsout>]
41f81a01 22[B<-resign>]
e85d19c6 23[B<-cades>]
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24[B<-data_create>]
25[B<-data_out>]
26[B<-digest_create>]
27[B<-digest_verify>]
28[B<-compress>]
29[B<-uncompress>]
65718c51 30[B<-EncryptedData_decrypt>]
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31[B<-EncryptedData_encrypt>]
32[B<-sign_receipt>]
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33[B<-verify_receipt> I<receipt>]
34[B<-in> I<filename>]
e8769719 35[B<-out> I<filename>]
777182a0 36[B<-inform> B<DER>|B<PEM>|B<SMIME>]
e8769719 37[B<-outform> B<DER>|B<PEM>|B<SMIME>]
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38[B<-rctform> B<DER>|B<PEM>|B<SMIME>]
39[B<-keyform> B<DER>|B<PEM>|B<ENGINE>]
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40[B<-stream>]
41[B<-indef>]
41f81a01 42[B<-noindef>]
e8769719 43[B<-content> I<filename>]
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44[B<-text>]
45[B<-noout>]
46[B<-print>]
e8769719 47[B<-md> I<digest>]
8dc57d76 48[B<-I<cipher>>]
34890077 49[B<-wrap> I<cipher>]
41f81a01 50[B<-nointern>]
e75138ab 51[B<-noverify>]
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52[B<-nocerts>]
53[B<-noattr>]
54[B<-nosmimecap>]
55[B<-binary>]
2197494d 56[B<-crlfeol>]
847865d0 57[B<-asciicrlf>]
41f81a01 58[B<-nodetach>]
68581885 59[B<-certfile> I<file>]
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60[B<-certsout> I<file>]
61[B<-signer> I<file>]
34890077 62[B<-originator> I<file>]
e8769719 63[B<-recip> I<file>]
41f81a01 64[B<-keyid>]
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65[B<-receipt_request_all>]
66[B<-receipt_request_first>]
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67[B<-receipt_request_from> I<emailaddress>]
68[B<-receipt_request_to> I<emailaddress>]
41f81a01 69[B<-receipt_request_print>]
65718c51 70[B<-pwri_password> I<password>]
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71[B<-secretkey> I<key>]
72[B<-secretkeyid> I<id>]
73[B<-econtent_type> I<type>]
74[B<-inkey> I<file>]
75[B<-keyopt> I<name>:I<parameter>]
76[B<-passin> I<arg>]
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77[B<-to> I<addr>]
78[B<-from> I<addr>]
79[B<-subject> I<subj>]
21d08b9e 80{- $OpenSSL::safe::opt_v_synopsis -}
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81{- $OpenSSL::safe::opt_trust_synopsis -}
82{- $OpenSSL::safe::opt_r_synopsis -}
65718c51 83{- $OpenSSL::safe::opt_engine_synopsis -}
6bd4e3f2 84{- $OpenSSL::safe::opt_provider_synopsis -}
b1c0cc24 85[I<cert.pem> ...]
7122aafc 86
9f3c076b 87=for openssl ifdef des-wrap engine
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89=head1 DESCRIPTION
90
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91This command handles S/MIME v3.1 mail. It can encrypt, decrypt,
92sign and verify, compress and uncompress S/MIME messages.
7122aafc 93
3dfda1a6 94=head1 OPTIONS
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96There are fourteen operation options that set the type of operation to be
97performed. The meaning of the other options varies according to the operation
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98type.
99
100=over 4
101
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102=item B<-help>
103
104Print out a usage message.
105
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106=item B<-encrypt>
107
c4de074e 108Encrypt mail for the given recipient certificates. Input file is the message
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109to be encrypted. The output file is the encrypted mail in MIME format. The
110actual CMS type is <B>EnvelopedData<B>.
111
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112Note that no revocation check is done for the recipient cert, so if that
113key has been compromised, others may be able to decrypt the text.
114
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115=item B<-decrypt>
116
c4de074e 117Decrypt mail using the supplied certificate and private key. Expects an
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118encrypted mail message in MIME format for the input file. The decrypted mail
119is written to the output file.
120
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121=item B<-debug_decrypt>
122
c4de074e 123This option sets the B<CMS_DEBUG_DECRYPT> flag. This option should be used
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124with caution: see the notes section below.
125
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126=item B<-sign>
127
c4de074e 128Sign mail using the supplied certificate and private key. Input file is
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129the message to be signed. The signed message in MIME format is written
130to the output file.
131
132=item B<-verify>
133
c4de074e 134Verify signed mail. Expects a signed mail message on input and outputs
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135the signed data. Both clear text and opaque signing is supported.
136
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137=item B<-verify_retcode>
138
139Exit nonzero on verification failure.
140
141=item B<-no_attr_verify>
142
143Do not verify signed attribute signatures.
144
145=item B<-no_content_verify>
146
147Do not verify signed content signatures.
148
149=item B<-nosigs>
150
151Don't verify message signature.
152
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153=item B<-cmsout>
154
c4de074e 155Takes an input message and writes out a PEM encoded CMS structure.
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156
157=item B<-resign>
158
c4de074e 159Resign a message: take an existing message and one or more new signers.
7122aafc 160
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161=item B<-cades>
162
163Add an ESS signing-certificate or ESS signing-certificate-v2 signed-attribute to the SignerInfo, in order to make
164the signature comply with the requirements for a CAdES Basic Electronic Signature (CAdES-BES). See the NOTES
165section for more details.
166
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167=item B<-data_create>
168
169Create a CMS B<Data> type.
170
171=item B<-data_out>
172
173B<Data> type and output the content.
174
175=item B<-digest_create>
176
177Create a CMS B<DigestedData> type.
178
179=item B<-digest_verify>
180
181Verify a CMS B<DigestedData> type and output the content.
182
183=item B<-compress>
184
185Create a CMS B<CompressedData> type. OpenSSL must be compiled with B<zlib>
186support for this option to work, otherwise it will output an error.
187
188=item B<-uncompress>
189
190Uncompress a CMS B<CompressedData> type and output the content. OpenSSL must be
191compiled with B<zlib> support for this option to work, otherwise it will
192output an error.
193
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194=item B<-EncryptedData_decrypt>
195
196Decrypt content using supplied symmetric key and algorithm using a CMS
197B<EncryptedData> type and output the content.
198
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199=item B<-EncryptedData_encrypt>
200
a9661e45 201Encrypt content using supplied symmetric key and algorithm using a CMS
27b138e9 202B<EncryptedData> type and output the content.
7122aafc 203
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204=item B<-sign_receipt>
205
1bc74519 206Generate and output a signed receipt for the supplied message. The input
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207message B<must> contain a signed receipt request. Functionality is otherwise
208similar to the B<-sign> operation.
209
e8769719 210=item B<-verify_receipt> I<receipt>
41f81a01 211
1bc74519 212Verify a signed receipt in filename B<receipt>. The input message B<must>
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213contain the original receipt request. Functionality is otherwise similar
214to the B<-verify> operation.
215
e8769719 216=item B<-in> I<filename>
7122aafc 217
c4de074e 218The input message to be encrypted or signed or the message to be decrypted
41f81a01 219or verified.
7122aafc 220
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221=item B<-out> I<filename>
222
223The message text that has been decrypted or verified or the output MIME
224format message that has been signed or verified.
225
e8769719 226=item B<-inform> B<DER>|B<PEM>|B<SMIME>
7122aafc 227
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228The input format of the CMS structure (if one is being read);
229the default is B<SMIME>.
230See L<openssl(1)/Format Options> for details.
7122aafc 231
777182a0 232=item B<-outform> B<DER>|B<PEM>|B<SMIME>
41f81a01 233
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234The output format of the CMS structure (if one is being written);
235the default is B<SMIME>.
236See L<openssl(1)/Format Options> for details.
41f81a01 237
777182a0 238=item B<-keyform> B<DER>|B<PEM>|B<ENGINE>
7122aafc 239
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240The format of the private key file; the default is B<PEM>.
241See L<openssl(1)/Format Options> for details.
7122aafc 242
777182a0 243=item B<-rctform> B<DER>|B<PEM>|B<SMIME>
7122aafc 244
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245The signed receipt format for use with the B<-receipt_verify>; the default
246is B<SMIME>.
247See L<openssl(1)/Format Options> for details.
7122aafc 248
65718c51 249=item B<-stream>, B<-indef>
7122aafc 250
c4de074e 251The B<-stream> and B<-indef> options are equivalent and enable streaming I/O
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252for encoding operations. This permits single pass processing of data without
253the need to hold the entire contents in memory, potentially supporting very
254large files. Streaming is automatically set for S/MIME signing with detached
255data if the output format is B<SMIME> it is currently off by default for all
256other operations.
257
258=item B<-noindef>
259
c4de074e 260Disable streaming I/O where it would produce and indefinite length constructed
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261encoding. This option currently has no effect. In future streaming will be
262enabled by default on all relevant operations and this option will disable it.
263
e8769719 264=item B<-content> I<filename>
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265
266This specifies a file containing the detached content, this is only
267useful with the B<-verify> command. This is only usable if the CMS
268structure is using the detached signature form where the content is
269not included. This option will override any content if the input format
270is S/MIME and it uses the multipart/signed MIME content type.
271
272=item B<-text>
273
c4de074e 274This option adds plain text (text/plain) MIME headers to the supplied
7122aafc 275message if encrypting or signing. If decrypting or verifying it strips
1bc74519 276off text headers: if the decrypted or verified message is not of MIME
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277type text/plain then an error occurs.
278
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279=item B<-noout>
280
c4de074e 281For the B<-cmsout> operation do not output the parsed CMS structure. This
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282is useful when combined with the B<-print> option or if the syntax of the CMS
283structure is being checked.
284
285=item B<-print>
286
c4de074e 287For the B<-cmsout> operation print out all fields of the CMS structure. This
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288is mainly useful for testing purposes.
289
e8769719 290=item B<-md> I<digest>
7122aafc 291
c4de074e 292Digest algorithm to use when signing or resigning. If not present then the
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293default digest algorithm for the signing key will be used (usually SHA1).
294
8dc57d76 295=item B<-I<cipher>>
7122aafc 296
c4de074e 297The encryption algorithm to use. For example triple DES (168 bits) - B<-des3>
e5fa864f 298or 256 bit AES - B<-aes256>. Any standard algorithm name (as used by the
1bc74519 299EVP_get_cipherbyname() function) can also be used preceded by a dash, for
8bc93d2f 300example B<-aes-128-cbc>. See L<openssl-enc(1)> for a list of ciphers
e5fa864f 301supported by your version of OpenSSL.
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1bc74519 303If not specified triple DES is used. Only used with B<-encrypt> and
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304B<-EncryptedData_create> commands.
305
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306=item B<-wrap> I<cipher>
307
308Cipher algorithm to use for key wrap when encrypting the message using Key
309Agreement for key transport. The algorithm specified should be suitable for key
310wrap.
311
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312=item B<-nointern>
313
c4de074e 314When verifying a message normally certificates (if any) included in
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315the message are searched for the signing certificate. With this option
316only the certificates specified in the B<-certfile> option are used.
317The supplied certificates can still be used as untrusted CAs however.
318
e75138ab 319=item B<-noverify>
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c4de074e 321Do not verify the signers certificate of a signed message.
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322
323=item B<-nocerts>
324
c4de074e 325When signing a message the signer's certificate is normally included
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326with this option it is excluded. This will reduce the size of the
327signed message but the verifier must have a copy of the signers certificate
328available locally (passed using the B<-certfile> option for example).
329
330=item B<-noattr>
331
c4de074e 332Normally when a message is signed a set of attributes are included which
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333include the signing time and supported symmetric algorithms. With this
334option they are not included.
335
336=item B<-nosmimecap>
337
c4de074e 338Exclude the list of supported algorithms from signed attributes, other options
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339such as signing time and content type are still included.
340
341=item B<-binary>
342
c4de074e 343Normally the input message is converted to "canonical" format which is
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344effectively using CR and LF as end of line: as required by the S/MIME
345specification. When this option is present no translation occurs. This
346is useful when handling binary data which may not be in MIME format.
347
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348=item B<-crlfeol>
349
c4de074e 350Normally the output file uses a single B<LF> as end of line. When this
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351option is present B<CRLF> is used instead.
352
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353=item B<-asciicrlf>
354
c4de074e 355When signing use ASCII CRLF format canonicalisation. This strips trailing
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356whitespace from all lines, deletes trailing blank lines at EOF and sets
357the encapsulated content type. This option is normally used with detached
358content and an output signature format of DER. This option is not normally
359needed when verifying as it is enabled automatically if the encapsulated
360content format is detected.
361
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362=item B<-nodetach>
363
c4de074e 364When signing a message use opaque signing: this form is more resistant
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365to translation by mail relays but it cannot be read by mail agents that
366do not support S/MIME. Without this option cleartext signing with
367the MIME type multipart/signed is used.
368
e8769719 369=item B<-certfile> I<file>
7122aafc 370
c4de074e 371Allows additional certificates to be specified. When signing these will
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372be included with the message. When verifying these will be searched for
373the signers certificates. The certificates should be in PEM format.
374
e8769719 375=item B<-certsout> I<file>
4a954b56 376
2f0ea936 377Any certificates contained in the message are written to I<file>.
4a954b56 378
e8769719 379=item B<-signer> I<file>
7122aafc 380
c4de074e 381A signing certificate when signing or resigning a message, this option can be
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382used multiple times if more than one signer is required. If a message is being
383verified then the signers certificates will be written to this file if the
384verification was successful.
385
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386=item B<-originator> I<file>
387
388A certificate of the originator of the encrypted message. Necessary for
389decryption when Key Agreement is in use for a shared key.
390
e8769719 391=item B<-recip> I<file>
7122aafc 392
c4de074e 393When decrypting a message this specifies the recipients certificate. The
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394certificate must match one of the recipients of the message or an error
395occurs.
396
397When encrypting a message this option may be used multiple times to specify
398each recipient. This form B<must> be used if customised parameters are
399required (for example to specify RSA-OAEP).
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401Only certificates carrying RSA, Diffie-Hellman or EC keys are supported by this
402option.
403
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404=item B<-keyid>
405
c4de074e 406Use subject key identifier to identify certificates instead of issuer name and
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407serial number. The supplied certificate B<must> include a subject key
408identifier extension. Supported by B<-sign> and B<-encrypt> options.
409
dfee8626 410=item B<-receipt_request_all>, B<-receipt_request_first>
41f81a01 411
c4de074e 412For B<-sign> option include a signed receipt request. Indicate requests should
4c583c36 413be provided by all recipient or first tier recipients (those mailed directly
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414and not from a mailing list). Ignored it B<-receipt_request_from> is included.
415
e8769719 416=item B<-receipt_request_from> I<emailaddress>
41f81a01 417
c4de074e 418For B<-sign> option include a signed receipt request. Add an explicit email
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419address where receipts should be supplied.
420
e8769719 421=item B<-receipt_request_to> I<emailaddress>
41f81a01 422
1bc74519 423Add an explicit email address where signed receipts should be sent to. This
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424option B<must> but supplied if a signed receipt it requested.
425
426=item B<-receipt_request_print>
427
428For the B<-verify> operation print out the contents of any signed receipt
429requests.
430
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431=item B<-pwri_password> I<password>
432
433Specify password for recipient.
434
e8769719 435=item B<-secretkey> I<key>
7122aafc 436
c4de074e 437Specify symmetric key to use. The key must be supplied in hex format and be
7122aafc 438consistent with the algorithm used. Supported by the B<-EncryptedData_encrypt>
4c583c36 439B<-EncryptedData_decrypt>, B<-encrypt> and B<-decrypt> options. When used
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440with B<-encrypt> or B<-decrypt> the supplied key is used to wrap or unwrap the
441content encryption key using an AES key in the B<KEKRecipientInfo> type.
442
e8769719 443=item B<-secretkeyid> I<id>
7122aafc 444
c4de074e 445The key identifier for the supplied symmetric key for B<KEKRecipientInfo> type.
7122aafc 446This option B<must> be present if the B<-secretkey> option is used with
2f0ea936 447B<-encrypt>. With B<-decrypt> operations the I<id> is used to locate the
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448relevant key if it is not supplied then an attempt is used to decrypt any
449B<KEKRecipientInfo> structures.
450
e8769719 451=item B<-econtent_type> I<type>
7122aafc 452
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453Set the encapsulated content type to I<type> if not supplied the B<Data> type
454is used. The I<type> argument can be any valid OID name in either text or
1bc74519 455numerical format.
7122aafc 456
e8769719 457=item B<-inkey> I<file>
7122aafc 458
c4de074e 459The private key to use when signing or decrypting. This must match the
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460corresponding certificate. If this option is not specified then the
461private key must be included in the certificate file specified with
462the B<-recip> or B<-signer> file. When signing this option can be used
463multiple times to specify successive keys.
464
e8769719 465=item B<-keyopt> I<name>:I<parameter>
4bf4a650 466
c4de074e 467For signing and encryption this option can be used multiple times to
4bf4a650 468set customised parameters for the preceding key or certificate. It can
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469currently be used to set RSA-PSS for signing, RSA-OAEP for encryption
470or to modify default parameters for ECDH.
4bf4a650 471
e8769719 472=item B<-passin> I<arg>
7122aafc 473
c4de074e 474The private key password source. For more information about the format of B<arg>
3a4e43de 475see L<openssl(1)/Pass Phrase Options>.
7122aafc 476
e8769719 477=item B<-to>, B<-from>, B<-subject>
7122aafc 478
c4de074e 479The relevant mail headers. These are included outside the signed
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480portion of a message so they may be included manually. If signing
481then many S/MIME mail clients check the signers certificate's email
482address matches that specified in the From: address.
483
21d08b9e 484{- $OpenSSL::safe::opt_v_item -}
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21d08b9e 486Any verification errors cause the command to exit.
e5fa864f 487
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488{- $OpenSSL::safe::opt_trust_item -}
489
490{- $OpenSSL::safe::opt_r_item -}
491
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492{- $OpenSSL::safe::opt_engine_item -}
493
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494{- $OpenSSL::safe::opt_provider_item -}
495
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496=item I<cert.pem> ...
497
498One or more certificates of message recipients: used when encrypting
499a message.
500
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501=back
502
503=head1 NOTES
504
505The MIME message must be sent without any blank lines between the
506headers and the output. Some mail programs will automatically add
507a blank line. Piping the mail directly to sendmail is one way to
508achieve the correct format.
509
510The supplied message to be signed or encrypted must include the
60250017 511necessary MIME headers or many S/MIME clients won't display it
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512properly (if at all). You can use the B<-text> option to automatically
513add plain text headers.
514
515A "signed and encrypted" message is one where a signed message is
516then encrypted. This can be produced by encrypting an already signed
517message: see the examples section.
518
519This version of the program only allows one signer per message but it
520will verify multiple signers on received messages. Some S/MIME clients
521choke if a message contains multiple signers. It is possible to sign
522messages "in parallel" by signing an already signed message.
523
524The options B<-encrypt> and B<-decrypt> reflect common usage in S/MIME
525clients. Strictly speaking these process CMS enveloped data: CMS
526encrypted data is used for other purposes.
527
528The B<-resign> option uses an existing message digest when adding a new
529signer. This means that attributes must be present in at least one existing
530signer using the same message digest or this operation will fail.
531
e4ef2e25 532The B<-stream> and B<-indef> options enable streaming I/O support.
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533As a result the encoding is BER using indefinite length constructed encoding
534and no longer DER. Streaming is supported for the B<-encrypt> operation and the
535B<-sign> operation if the content is not detached.
536
537Streaming is always used for the B<-sign> operation with detached data but
538since the content is no longer part of the CMS structure the encoding
539remains DER.
540
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541If the B<-decrypt> option is used without a recipient certificate then an
542attempt is made to locate the recipient by trying each potential recipient
543in turn using the supplied private key. To thwart the MMA attack
544(Bleichenbacher's attack on PKCS #1 v1.5 RSA padding) all recipients are
545tried whether they succeed or not and if no recipients match the message
1bc74519 546is "decrypted" using a random key which will typically output garbage.
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547The B<-debug_decrypt> option can be used to disable the MMA attack protection
548and return an error if no recipient can be found: this option should be used
9b86974e 549with caution. For a fuller description see L<CMS_decrypt(3)>).
0dd5b94a 550
485d3361 551=head1 CADES BASIC ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE (CADES-BES)
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553A CAdES Basic Electronic Signature (CAdES-BES), as defined in the European Standard ETSI EN 319 122-1 V1.1.1, contains:
554
555=over 4
556
557=item *
558
559The signed user data as defined in CMS (RFC 3852);
560
561=item *
562
563Content-type of the EncapsulatedContentInfo value being signed;
564
565=item *
566
567Message-digest of the eContent OCTET STRING within encapContentInfo being signed;
568
569=item *
570
571An ESS signing-certificate or ESS signing-certificate-v2 attribute, as defined in Enhanced Security Services (ESS), RFC 2634 and RFC 5035.
572An ESS signing-certificate attribute only allows for the use of SHA-1 as a digest algorithm.
573An ESS signing-certificate-v2 attribute allows for the use of any digest algorithm.
574
575=item *
576
577The digital signature value computed on the user data and, when present, on the signed attributes.
578
579Note that currently the B<-cades> option applies only to the B<-sign> operation and is ignored during
580the B<-verify> operation, i.e. the signing certification is not checked during the verification process.
581This feature might be added in a future version.
582
583=back
584
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585=head1 EXIT CODES
586
587=over 4
588
c8919dde 589=item Z<>0
7122aafc 590
c4de074e 591The operation was completely successfully.
7122aafc 592
c8919dde 593=item Z<>1
7122aafc 594
c4de074e 595An error occurred parsing the command options.
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c8919dde 597=item Z<>2
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c4de074e 599One of the input files could not be read.
7122aafc 600
c8919dde 601=item Z<>3
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c4de074e 603An error occurred creating the CMS file or when reading the MIME
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604message.
605
c8919dde 606=item Z<>4
7122aafc 607
c4de074e 608An error occurred decrypting or verifying the message.
7122aafc 609
c8919dde 610=item Z<>5
7122aafc 611
c4de074e 612The message was verified correctly but an error occurred writing out
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613the signers certificates.
614
615=back
616
485d3361 617=head1 COMPATIBILITY WITH PKCS#7 FORMAT
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619L<openssl-smime(1)> can only process the older B<PKCS#7> format.
620B<openssl cms> supports Cryptographic Message Syntax format.
621Use of some features will result in messages which cannot be processed by
622applications which only support the older format. These are detailed below.
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623
624The use of the B<-keyid> option with B<-sign> or B<-encrypt>.
625
e8769719 626The B<-outform> I<PEM> option uses different headers.
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628The B<-compress> option.
629
630The B<-secretkey> option when used with B<-encrypt>.
631
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632The use of PSS with B<-sign>.
633
634The use of OAEP or non-RSA keys with B<-encrypt>.
635
7122aafc 636Additionally the B<-EncryptedData_create> and B<-data_create> type cannot
35a810bb 637be processed by the older L<openssl-smime(1)> command.
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638
639=head1 EXAMPLES
640
641Create a cleartext signed message:
642
643 openssl cms -sign -in message.txt -text -out mail.msg \
1bc74519 644 -signer mycert.pem
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645
646Create an opaque signed message
647
648 openssl cms -sign -in message.txt -text -out mail.msg -nodetach \
1bc74519 649 -signer mycert.pem
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650
651Create a signed message, include some additional certificates and
652read the private key from another file:
653
654 openssl cms -sign -in in.txt -text -out mail.msg \
1bc74519 655 -signer mycert.pem -inkey mykey.pem -certfile mycerts.pem
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656
657Create a signed message with two signers, use key identifier:
658
659 openssl cms -sign -in message.txt -text -out mail.msg \
1bc74519 660 -signer mycert.pem -signer othercert.pem -keyid
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661
662Send a signed message under Unix directly to sendmail, including headers:
663
664 openssl cms -sign -in in.txt -text -signer mycert.pem \
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665 -from steve@openssl.org -to someone@somewhere \
666 -subject "Signed message" | sendmail someone@somewhere
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667
668Verify a message and extract the signer's certificate if successful:
669
670 openssl cms -verify -in mail.msg -signer user.pem -out signedtext.txt
671
672Send encrypted mail using triple DES:
673
674 openssl cms -encrypt -in in.txt -from steve@openssl.org \
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675 -to someone@somewhere -subject "Encrypted message" \
676 -des3 user.pem -out mail.msg
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677
678Sign and encrypt mail:
679
680 openssl cms -sign -in ml.txt -signer my.pem -text \
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681 | openssl cms -encrypt -out mail.msg \
682 -from steve@openssl.org -to someone@somewhere \
683 -subject "Signed and Encrypted message" -des3 user.pem
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684
685Note: the encryption command does not include the B<-text> option because the
686message being encrypted already has MIME headers.
687
688Decrypt mail:
689
690 openssl cms -decrypt -in mail.msg -recip mycert.pem -inkey key.pem
691
692The output from Netscape form signing is a PKCS#7 structure with the
693detached signature format. You can use this program to verify the
694signature by line wrapping the base64 encoded structure and surrounding
695it with:
696
697 -----BEGIN PKCS7-----
698 -----END PKCS7-----
699
1bc74519 700and using the command,
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701
702 openssl cms -verify -inform PEM -in signature.pem -content content.txt
703
704alternatively you can base64 decode the signature and use
705
706 openssl cms -verify -inform DER -in signature.der -content content.txt
707
708Create an encrypted message using 128 bit Camellia:
709
710 openssl cms -encrypt -in plain.txt -camellia128 -out mail.msg cert.pem
711
712Add a signer to an existing message:
713
714 openssl cms -resign -in mail.msg -signer newsign.pem -out mail2.msg
715
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716Sign mail using RSA-PSS:
717
718 openssl cms -sign -in message.txt -text -out mail.msg \
1bc74519 719 -signer mycert.pem -keyopt rsa_padding_mode:pss
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720
721Create encrypted mail using RSA-OAEP:
722
dfcb42c6 723 openssl cms -encrypt -in plain.txt -out mail.msg \
1bc74519 724 -recip cert.pem -keyopt rsa_padding_mode:oaep
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726Use SHA256 KDF with an ECDH certificate:
727
728 openssl cms -encrypt -in plain.txt -out mail.msg \
1bc74519 729 -recip ecdhcert.pem -keyopt ecdh_kdf_md:sha256
dfcb42c6 730
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731=head1 BUGS
732
733The MIME parser isn't very clever: it seems to handle most messages that I've
734thrown at it but it may choke on others.
735
736The code currently will only write out the signer's certificate to a file: if
737the signer has a separate encryption certificate this must be manually
738extracted. There should be some heuristic that determines the correct
739encryption certificate.
740
741Ideally a database should be maintained of a certificates for each email
742address.
743
744The code doesn't currently take note of the permitted symmetric encryption
745algorithms as supplied in the SMIMECapabilities signed attribute. this means the
746user has to manually include the correct encryption algorithm. It should store
747the list of permitted ciphers in a database and only use those.
748
749No revocation checking is done on the signer's certificate.
750
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751=head1 SEE ALSO
752
753L<ossl_store-file(7)>
754
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755=head1 HISTORY
756
757The use of multiple B<-signer> options and the B<-resign> command were first
ecd4b8fe 758added in OpenSSL 1.0.0.
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2f0ea936 760The B<-keyopt> option was added in OpenSSL 1.0.2.
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fc5ecadd 762Support for RSA-OAEP and RSA-PSS was added in OpenSSL 1.0.2.
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764The use of non-RSA keys with B<-encrypt> and B<-decrypt>
765was added in OpenSSL 1.0.2.
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fc5ecadd 767The -no_alt_chains option was added in OpenSSL 1.0.2b.
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769=head1 COPYRIGHT
770
b6b66573 771Copyright 2008-2019 The OpenSSL Project Authors. All Rights Reserved.
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449040b4 773Licensed under the Apache License 2.0 (the "License"). You may not use
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774this file except in compliance with the License. You can obtain a copy
775in the file LICENSE in the source distribution or at
776L<https://www.openssl.org/source/license.html>.
777
778=cut