From: Simon Josefsson <simon@josefsson.org>
Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2009 14:11:10 +0000 (+0200)
Subject: Explain how to generate DSA key.
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Explain how to generate DSA key.
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diff --git a/doc/gnutls.texi b/doc/gnutls.texi
index 083e00dda2..67930b2551 100644
--- a/doc/gnutls.texi
+++ b/doc/gnutls.texi
@@ -2802,12 +2802,18 @@ Note that a self-signed certificate usually belongs to a certificate
 authority, that signs other certificates.
 
 @item
-To create a private key, run:
+To create a private key (RSA by default), run:
 
 @example
 $ certtool --generate-privkey --outfile key.pem
 @end example
 
+To create a DSA private key, run:
+
+@example
+$ certtool --generate-privkey --outfile key-dsa.pem
+@end example
+
 @item
 To generate a certificate using the private key, use the command: