Re: Password (passin/passout) parameters for openssl x509

[Jakob Bohm]

On 01-07-2010 14:29, Jon Kristensen wrote:
> Looking at the man page for openssl x509* I can't find any password
> (passin/passout) arguments. However, when I run the command, I get
> prompted for the certificate pass phrase. How am I supposed to provide
> the certificate pass phrase?
>
Its on the man page for the openssl program itself, as these options are
the same for all the subcommands.

<http://www.openssl.org/docs/apps/openssl.html#PASS_PHRASE_ARGUMENTS>

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[Jon Kristensen]

I'm not sure that I follow. I see the passin and passout options on
the genrsa*, req**, and rsa*** command man pages, and I get "unknown
option" for both -passout and -passout for the x509 command.

*) http://www.openssl.org/docs/apps/genrsa.html
**) http://www.openssl.org/docs/apps/req.html
***) http://www.openssl.org/docs/apps/rsa.html

Do you care to clarify?

Thanks!

Best,
Jon Kristensen

[Jon Kristensen]

I just realized that passin works. Should the man page be updated?

Thanks again!