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1=pod
2{- OpenSSL::safe::output_do_not_edit_headers(); -}
3
4=head1 NAME
5
6openssl-gendsa - generate a DSA private key from a set of parameters
7
8=head1 SYNOPSIS
9
10B<openssl> B<gendsa>
11[B<-help>]
12[B<-out> I<filename>]
13[B<-passout> I<arg>]
14[B<-aes128>]
15[B<-aes192>]
16[B<-aes256>]
17[B<-aria128>]
18[B<-aria192>]
19[B<-aria256>]
20[B<-camellia128>]
21[B<-camellia192>]
22[B<-camellia256>]
23[B<-des>]
24[B<-des3>]
25[B<-idea>]
26[B<-verbose>]
27{- $OpenSSL::safe::opt_r_synopsis -}
28{- $OpenSSL::safe::opt_engine_synopsis -}{- $OpenSSL::safe::opt_provider_synopsis -}
29[I<paramfile>]
30
31=head1 DESCRIPTION
32
33This command generates a DSA private key from a DSA parameter file
34(which will be typically generated by the L<openssl-dsaparam(1)> command).
35
36=head1 OPTIONS
37
38=over 4
39
40=item B<-help>
41
42Print out a usage message.
43
44=item B<-out> I<filename>
45
46Output the key to the specified file. If this argument is not specified then
47standard output is used.
48
49=item B<-passout> I<arg>
50
51The passphrase used for the output file.
52See L<openssl-passphrase-options(1)>.
53
54=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>
55
56These options encrypt the private key with specified
57cipher before outputting it. A pass phrase is prompted for.
58If none of these options is specified no encryption is used.
59
60=item B<-verbose>
61
62Print extra details about the operations being performed.
63
64{- $OpenSSL::safe::opt_r_item -}
65
66{- $OpenSSL::safe::opt_engine_item -}
67
68=item I<paramfile>
69
70The DSA parameter file to use. The parameters in this file determine
71the size of the private key. DSA parameters can be generated and
72examined using the L<openssl-dsaparam(1)> command.
73
74{- $OpenSSL::safe::opt_provider_item -}
75
76=back
77
78=head1 NOTES
79
80DSA key generation is little more than random number generation so it is
81much quicker that RSA key generation for example.
82
83=head1 SEE ALSO
84
85L<openssl(1)>,
86L<openssl-genpkey(1)>,
87L<openssl-dsaparam(1)>,
88L<openssl-dsa(1)>,
89L<openssl-genrsa(1)>,
90L<openssl-rsa(1)>
91
92=head1 HISTORY
93
94The B<-engine> option was deprecated in OpenSSL 3.0.
95
96=head1 COPYRIGHT
97
98Copyright 2000-2021 The OpenSSL Project Authors. All Rights Reserved.
99
100Licensed under the Apache License 2.0 (the "License").  You may not use
101this file except in compliance with the License.  You can obtain a copy
102in the file LICENSE in the source distribution or at
103L<https://www.openssl.org/source/license.html>.
104
105=cut
106