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=pod
=head1 NAME
openssl-genpkey,
genpkey - generate a private key
=head1 SYNOPSIS
B<openssl> B<genpkey>
[B<-help>]
[B<-out filename>]
[B<-outform PEM|DER>]
[B<-pass arg>]
[B<-I<cipher>>]
[B<-engine id>]
[B<-paramfile file>]
[B<-algorithm alg>]
[B<-pkeyopt opt:value>]
[B<-genparam>]
[B<-text>]
=head1 DESCRIPTION
The B<genpkey> command generates a private key.
=head1 OPTIONS
=over 4
=item B<-help>
Print out a usage message.
=item B<-out filename>
Output the key to the specified file. If this argument is not specified then
standard output is used.
=item B<-outform DER|PEM>
This specifies the output format DER or PEM. The default format is PEM.
=item B<-pass arg>
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)>.
=item B<-I<cipher>>
This option encrypts the private key with the supplied cipher. Any algorithm
name accepted by EVP_get_cipherbyname() is acceptable such as B<des3>.
=item B<-engine id>
Specifying an engine (by its unique B<id> string) will cause B<genpkey>
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. If used this option should precede all other
options.
=item B<-algorithm alg>
Public key algorithm to use such as RSA, DSA or DH. If used this option must
precede any B<-pkeyopt> options. The options B<-paramfile> and B<-algorithm>
are mutually exclusive.
=item B<-pkeyopt opt:value>
Set the public key algorithm option B<opt> to B<value>. The precise set of
options supported depends on the public key algorithm used and its
implementation. See B<KEY GENERATION OPTIONS> below for more details.
=item B<-genparam>
Generate a set of parameters instead of a private key. If used this option must
precede any B<-algorithm>, B<-paramfile> or B<-pkeyopt> options.
=item B<-paramfile filename>
Some public key algorithms generate a private key based on a set of parameters.
They can be supplied using this option. If this option is used the public key
algorithm used is determined by the parameters. If used this option must
precede any B<-pkeyopt> options. The options B<-paramfile> and B<-algorithm>
are mutually exclusive.
=item B<-text>
Print an (unencrypted) text representation of private and public keys and
parameters along with the PEM or DER structure.
=back
=head1 KEY GENERATION OPTIONS
The options supported by each algorithm and indeed each implementation of an
algorithm can vary. The options for the OpenSSL implementations are detailed
below.
=head1 RSA KEY GENERATION OPTIONS
=over 4
=item B<rsa_keygen_bits:numbits>
The number of bits in the generated key. If not specified 1024 is used.
=item B<rsa_keygen_pubexp:value>
The RSA public exponent value. This can be a large decimal or
hexadecimal value if preceded by B<0x>. Default value is 65537.
=back
=head1 RSA-PSS KEY GENERATION OPTIONS
Note: by default an B<RSA-PSS> key has no parameter restrictions.
=over 4
=item B<rsa_keygen_bits:numbits>, B<rsa_keygen_pubexp:value>
These options have the same meaning as the B<RSA> algorithm.
=item B<rsa_pss_keygen_md:digest>
If set the key is restricted and can only use B<digest> for signing.
=item B<rsa_pss_keygen_mgf1_md:digest>
If set the key is restricted and can only use B<digest> as it's MGF1
parameter.
=item B<rsa_pss_keygen_saltlen:len>
If set the key is restricted and B<len> specifies the minimum salt length.
=back
=head1 DSA PARAMETER GENERATION OPTIONS
=over 4
=item B<dsa_paramgen_bits:numbits>
The number of bits in the generated parameters. If not specified 1024 is used.
=back
=head1 DH PARAMETER GENERATION OPTIONS
=over 4
=item B<dh_paramgen_prime_len:numbits>
The number of bits in the prime parameter B<p>.
=item B<dh_paramgen_generator:value>
The value to use for the generator B<g>.
=item B<dh_rfc5114:num>
If this option is set then the appropriate RFC5114 parameters are used
instead of generating new parameters. The value B<num> can take the
values 1, 2 or 3 corresponding to RFC5114 DH parameters consisting of
1024 bit group with 160 bit subgroup, 2048 bit group with 224 bit subgroup
and 2048 bit group with 256 bit subgroup as mentioned in RFC5114 sections
2.1, 2.2 and 2.3 respectively.
=back
=head1 EC PARAMETER GENERATION OPTIONS
The EC parameter generation options below can also
be supplied as EC key generation options. This can (for example) generate a
key from a named curve without the need to use an explicit parameter file.
=over 4
=item B<ec_paramgen_curve:curve>
The EC curve to use. OpenSSL supports NIST curve names such as "P-256".
=item B<ec_param_enc:encoding>
The encoding to use for parameters. The "encoding" parameter must be either
"named_curve" or "explicit".
=back
=head1 GOST2001 KEY GENERATION AND PARAMETER OPTIONS
Gost 2001 support is not enabled by default. To enable this algorithm,
one should load the ccgost engine in the OpenSSL configuration file.
See README.gost file in the engines/ccgost directory of the source
distribution for more details.
Use of a parameter file for the GOST R 34.10 algorithm is optional.
Parameters can be specified during key generation directly as well as
during generation of parameter file.
=over 4
=item B<paramset:name>
Specifies GOST R 34.10-2001 parameter set according to RFC 4357.
Parameter set can be specified using abbreviated name, object short name or
numeric OID. Following parameter sets are supported:
paramset OID Usage
A 1.2.643.2.2.35.1 Signature
B 1.2.643.2.2.35.2 Signature
C 1.2.643.2.2.35.3 Signature
XA 1.2.643.2.2.36.0 Key exchange
XB 1.2.643.2.2.36.1 Key exchange
test 1.2.643.2.2.35.0 Test purposes
=back
=head1 X25519 KEY GENERATION OPTIONS
The X25519 algorithm does not currently support any key generation options.
=head1 NOTES
The use of the genpkey program is encouraged over the algorithm specific
utilities because additional algorithm options and ENGINE provided algorithms
can be used.
=head1 EXAMPLES
Generate an RSA private key using default parameters:
openssl genpkey -algorithm RSA -out key.pem
Encrypt output private key using 128 bit AES and the passphrase "hello":
openssl genpkey -algorithm RSA -out key.pem -aes-128-cbc -pass pass:hello
Generate a 2048 bit RSA key using 3 as the public exponent:
openssl genpkey -algorithm RSA -out key.pem -pkeyopt rsa_keygen_bits:2048 \
-pkeyopt rsa_keygen_pubexp:3
Generate 1024 bit DSA parameters:
openssl genpkey -genparam -algorithm DSA -out dsap.pem \
-pkeyopt dsa_paramgen_bits:1024
Generate DSA key from parameters:
openssl genpkey -paramfile dsap.pem -out dsakey.pem
Generate 1024 bit DH parameters:
openssl genpkey -genparam -algorithm DH -out dhp.pem \
-pkeyopt dh_paramgen_prime_len:1024
Output RFC5114 2048 bit DH parameters with 224 bit subgroup:
openssl genpkey -genparam -algorithm DH -out dhp.pem -pkeyopt dh_rfc5114:2
Generate DH key from parameters:
openssl genpkey -paramfile dhp.pem -out dhkey.pem
Generate EC parameters:
openssl genpkey -genparam -algorithm EC -out ecp.pem \
-pkeyopt ec_paramgen_curve:secp384r1 \
-pkeyopt ec_param_enc:named_curve
Generate EC key from parameters:
openssl genpkey -paramfile ecp.pem -out eckey.pem
Generate EC key directly:
openssl genpkey -algorithm EC -out eckey.pem \
-pkeyopt ec_paramgen_curve:P-384 \
-pkeyopt ec_param_enc:named_curve
Generate an X25519 private key:
openssl genpkey -algorithm X25519 -out xkey.pem
=head1 HISTORY
The ability to use NIST curve names, and to generate an EC key directly,
were added in OpenSSL 1.0.2.
=head1 COPYRIGHT
Copyright 2006-2017 The OpenSSL Project Authors. All Rights Reserved.
Licensed under the OpenSSL license (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
L<https://www.openssl.org/source/license.html>.
=cut
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