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- =pod
- =head1 NAME
- pkey - public or private key processing tool
- =head1 SYNOPSIS
- B<openssl> B<pkey>
- [B<-inform PEM|DER>]
- [B<-outform PEM|DER>]
- [B<-in filename>]
- [B<-passin arg>]
- [B<-out filename>]
- [B<-passout arg>]
- [B<-cipher>]
- [B<-text>]
- [B<-text_pub>]
- [B<-noout>]
- [B<-pubin>]
- [B<-pubout>]
- [B<-engine id>]
- =head1 DESCRIPTION
- The B<pkey> command processes public or private keys. They can be converted
- between various forms and their components printed out.
- =head1 COMMAND OPTIONS
- =over 4
- =item B<-inform DER|PEM>
- This specifies the input format DER or PEM.
- =item B<-outform DER|PEM>
- This specifies the output format, the options have the same meaning as the
- B<-inform> option.
- =item B<-in filename>
- This specifies the input filename to read a key from or standard input if this
- option is not specified. If the key is encrypted a pass phrase will be
- prompted for.
- =item B<-passin arg>
- the input file password source. For more information about the format of B<arg>
- see the B<PASS PHRASE ARGUMENTS> section in L<openssl(1)|openssl(1)>.
- =item B<-out filename>
- This specifies the output filename to write a key to or standard output if this
- option is not specified. If any encryption options are set then a pass phrase
- will be prompted for. The output filename should B<not> be the same as the input
- filename.
- =item B<-passout password>
- the output file password source. For more information about the format of B<arg>
- see the B<PASS PHRASE ARGUMENTS> section in L<openssl(1)|openssl(1)>.
- =item B<-cipher>
- These options encrypt the private key with the supplied cipher. Any algorithm
- name accepted by EVP_get_cipherbyname() is acceptable such as B<des3>.
- =item B<-text>
- prints out the various public or private key components in
- plain text in addition to the encoded version.
- =item B<-text_pub>
- print out only public key components even if a private key is being processed.
- =item B<-noout>
- do not output the encoded version of the key.
- =item B<-pubin>
- by default a private key is read from the input file: with this
- option a public key is read instead.
- =item B<-pubout>
- by default a private key is output: with this option a public
- key will be output instead. This option is automatically set if
- the input is a public key.
- =item B<-engine id>
- specifying an engine (by its unique B<id> string) will cause B<pkey>
- to attempt to obtain a functional reference to the specified engine,
- thus initialising it if needed. The engine will then be set as the default
- for all available algorithms.
- =back
- =head1 EXAMPLES
- To remove the pass phrase on an RSA private key:
- openssl pkey -in key.pem -out keyout.pem
- To encrypt a private key using triple DES:
- openssl pkey -in key.pem -des3 -out keyout.pem
- To convert a private key from PEM to DER format:
- openssl pkey -in key.pem -outform DER -out keyout.der
- To print out the components of a private key to standard output:
- openssl pkey -in key.pem -text -noout
- To print out the public components of a private key to standard output:
- openssl pkey -in key.pem -text_pub -noout
- To just output the public part of a private key:
- openssl pkey -in key.pem -pubout -out pubkey.pem
- =head1 SEE ALSO
- L<genpkey(1)|genpkey(1)>, L<rsa(1)|rsa(1)>, L<pkcs8(1)|pkcs8(1)>,
- L<dsa(1)|dsa(1)>, L<genrsa(1)|genrsa(1)>, L<gendsa(1)|gendsa(1)>
- =cut
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