openssl pkeyparam

pkeyparam - public key algorithm parameter processing tool 

openssl command


SYNOPSIS

openssl pkeyparam [-help] [-in filename] [-out filename] [-text] [-noout] [-check] [-engine id] [-provider name] [-provider-path path] [-propquery propq]


DESCRIPTION

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


COMMAND 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.

-engine id 

See Engine Options in openssl for details. This option is deprecated.

-provider name 
-provider-path path 
-propquery propq 

See Provider Options in openssl for details.


EXAMPLE

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.


COPYRIGHT

Copyright 2000-2021 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 here: OpenSSL.


AVAILABILITY

PTC MKS Toolkit for System Administrators
PTC MKS Toolkit for Developers
PTC MKS Toolkit for Interoperability
PTC MKS Toolkit for Professional Developers
PTC MKS Toolkit for Professional Developers 64-Bit Edition
PTC MKS Toolkit for Enterprise Developers
PTC MKS Toolkit for Enterprise Developers 64-Bit Edition


SEE ALSO

Commands:
openssl dsa, openssl gendsa, openssl genpkey, openssl genrsa, openssl pkcs8, openssl rsa


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