NAME


openssl-pkeyparam - public key algorithm parameter processing command

SYNOPSIS


openssl pkeyparam [-help] [-in filename] [-out filename] [-text] [-noout] [-check] {- $OpenSSL::safe::opt_engine_synopsis -}{- $OpenSSL::safe::opt_provider_synopsis -}

DESCRIPTION


This command processes public key algorithm parameters. They can be checked for correctness and their components printed out.

OPTIONS


-help

Print out a usage message.

-in filename

This specifies the input filename to read parameters from or standard input if this option is not specified.

-out filename

This specifies the output filename to write parameters to or standard output if this option is not specified.

-text

Prints out the parameters in plain text in addition to the encoded version.

-noout

Do not output the encoded version of the parameters.

-check

This option checks the correctness of parameters.

{- $OpenSSL::safe::opt_engine_item -}

{- $OpenSSL::safe::opt_provider_item -}

EXAMPLES


Print out text version of parameters:

 openssl pkeyparam -in param.pem -text

NOTES


There are no -inform or -outform options for this command because only PEM format is supported because the key type is determined by the PEM headers.

SEE ALSO


openssl(1), openssl-genpkey(1), openssl-rsa(1), openssl-pkcs8(1), openssl-dsa(1), openssl-genrsa(1), openssl-gendsa(1)

HISTORY


The -engine option was deprecated in OpenSSL 3.0.


Copyright 2006-2021 The OpenSSL Project Authors. All Rights Reserved.

Licensed under the Apache License 2.0 (the "License"). You may not use this file except in compliance with the License. You can obtain a copy in the file LICENSE in the source distribution or at https://www.openssl.org/source/license.html.


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