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1=pod
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3=begin comment
4{- join("\n", @autowarntext) -}
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6=end comment
7
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8=head1 NAME
9
b6b66573 10openssl-dsa - DSA key processing
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11
12=head1 SYNOPSIS
13
14B<openssl> B<dsa>
169394d4 15[B<-help>]
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16[B<-inform> B<DER>|B<PEM>]
17[B<-outform> B<DER>|B<PEM>]
18[B<-in> I<filename>]
19[B<-passin> I<arg>]
20[B<-out> I<filename>]
21[B<-passout> I<arg>]
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22[B<-aes128>]
23[B<-aes192>]
24[B<-aes256>]
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25[B<-aria128>]
26[B<-aria192>]
27[B<-aria256>]
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28[B<-camellia128>]
29[B<-camellia192>]
30[B<-camellia256>]
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31[B<-des>]
32[B<-des3>]
33[B<-idea>]
34[B<-text>]
35[B<-noout>]
36[B<-modulus>]
37[B<-pubin>]
38[B<-pubout>]
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39[B<-pvk-strong>]
40[B<-pvk-weak>]
41[B<-pvk-none>]
d55e4487 42{- $OpenSSL::safe::opt_engine_synopsis -}{- $OpenSSL::safe::opt_provider_synopsis -}
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44=head1 DESCRIPTION
45
35a810bb 46This command processes DSA keys. They can be converted between various
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47forms and their components printed out. B<Note> This command uses the
48traditional SSLeay compatible format for private key encryption: newer
49applications should use the more secure PKCS#8 format using the B<pkcs8>
50
3dfda1a6 51=head1 OPTIONS
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53=over 4
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55=item B<-help>
56
57Print out a usage message.
58
bee3f389 59=item B<-inform> B<DER>|B<PEM>
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61The key input format; unspecified by default.
62See L<openssl-format-options(1)> for details.
63
64=item B<-outform> B<DER>|B<PEM>
65
66The key output format; the default is B<PEM>.
46949153 67See L<openssl-format-options(1)> for details.
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777182a0 69Private keys are a sequence of B<ASN.1 INTEGERS>: the version (zero), B<p>,
8c1cbc72 70B<q>, B<g>, and the public and private key components. Public keys
777182a0 71are a B<SubjectPublicKeyInfo> structure with the B<DSA> type.
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777182a0 73The B<PEM> format also accepts PKCS#8 data.
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e8769719 75=item B<-in> I<filename>
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77This specifies the input filename to read a key from or standard input if this
78option is not specified. If the key is encrypted a pass phrase will be
79prompted for.
80
e8769719 81=item B<-out> I<filename>
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83This specifies the output filename to write a key to or standard output by
84is not specified. If any encryption options are set then a pass phrase will be
85prompted for. The output filename should B<not> be the same as the input
86filename.
87
3a4e43de 88=item B<-passin> I<arg>, B<-passout> I<arg>
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90The password source for the input and output file.
91For more information about the format of B<arg>
46949153 92see L<openssl-passphrase-options(1)>.
af29811e 93
dfee8626 94=item B<-aes128>, B<-aes192>, B<-aes256>, B<-aria128>, B<-aria192>, B<-aria256>, B<-camellia128>, B<-camellia192>, B<-camellia256>, B<-des>, B<-des3>, B<-idea>
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96These options encrypt the private key with the specified
97cipher before outputting it. A pass phrase is prompted for.
aba3e65f 98If none of these options is specified the key is written in plain text. This
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99means that this command can be used to remove the pass phrase from a key
100by not giving any encryption option is given, or to add or change the pass
101phrase by setting them.
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102These options can only be used with PEM format output files.
103
104=item B<-text>
105
c4de074e 106Prints out the public, private key components and parameters.
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107
108=item B<-noout>
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c4de074e 110This option prevents output of the encoded version of the key.
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111
112=item B<-modulus>
113
c4de074e 114This option prints out the value of the public key component of the key.
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115
116=item B<-pubin>
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118By default, a private key is read from the input.
119With this option a public key is read instead.
120If the input contains no public key but a private key, its public part is used.
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121
122=item B<-pubout>
123
c4de074e 124By default, a private key is output. With this option a public
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125key will be output instead. This option is automatically set if the input is
126a public key.
127
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128=item B<-pvk-strong>
129
130Enable 'Strong' PVK encoding level (default).
131
132=item B<-pvk-weak>
133
134Enable 'Weak' PVK encoding level.
135
136=item B<-pvk-none>
137
138Don't enforce PVK encoding.
139
018aaeb4 140{- $OpenSSL::safe::opt_engine_item -}
bfa35550 141
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142{- $OpenSSL::safe::opt_provider_item -}
143
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144=back
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146The L<openssl-pkey(1)> command is capable of performing all the operations
147this command can, as well as supporting other public key types.
148
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149=head1 EXAMPLES
150
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151The documentation for the L<openssl-pkey(1)> command contains examples
152equivalent to the ones listed here.
35eb4588 153
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154To remove the pass phrase on a DSA private key:
155
1675f6eb 156 openssl dsa -in key.pem -out keyout.pem
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158To encrypt a private key using triple DES:
159
1675f6eb 160 openssl dsa -in key.pem -des3 -out keyout.pem
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1bc74519 162To convert a private key from PEM to DER format:
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1675f6eb 164 openssl dsa -in key.pem -outform DER -out keyout.der
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166To print out the components of a private key to standard output:
167
1675f6eb 168 openssl dsa -in key.pem -text -noout
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170To just output the public part of a private key:
171
1675f6eb 172 openssl dsa -in key.pem -pubout -out pubkey.pem
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174=head1 SEE ALSO
175
b6b66573 176L<openssl(1)>,
1ddf2594 177L<openssl-pkey(1)>,
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178L<openssl-dsaparam(1)>,
179L<openssl-gendsa(1)>,
180L<openssl-rsa(1)>,
181L<openssl-genrsa(1)>
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183=head1 HISTORY
184
185The B<-engine> option was deprecated in OpenSSL 3.0.
186
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187=head1 COPYRIGHT
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da1c088f 189Copyright 2000-2023 The OpenSSL Project Authors. All Rights Reserved.
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449040b4 191Licensed under the Apache License 2.0 (the "License"). You may not use
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192this file except in compliance with the License. You can obtain a copy
193in the file LICENSE in the source distribution or at
194L<https://www.openssl.org/source/license.html>.
195
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