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diff --git a/openssl/trunk/doc/apps/ec.pod b/openssl/trunk/doc/apps/ec.pod deleted file mode 100644 index 1d4a36db..00000000 --- a/openssl/trunk/doc/apps/ec.pod +++ /dev/null @@ -1,190 +0,0 @@ -=pod - -=head1 NAME - -ec - EC key processing - -=head1 SYNOPSIS - -B<openssl> B<ec> -[B<-inform PEM|DER>] -[B<-outform PEM|DER>] -[B<-in filename>] -[B<-passin arg>] -[B<-out filename>] -[B<-passout arg>] -[B<-des>] -[B<-des3>] -[B<-idea>] -[B<-text>] -[B<-noout>] -[B<-param_out>] -[B<-pubin>] -[B<-pubout>] -[B<-conv_form arg>] -[B<-param_enc arg>] -[B<-engine id>] - -=head1 DESCRIPTION - -The B<ec> command processes EC keys. They can be converted between various -forms and their components printed out. B<Note> OpenSSL uses the -private key format specified in 'SEC 1: Elliptic Curve Cryptography' -(http://www.secg.org/). To convert a OpenSSL EC private key into the -PKCS#8 private key format use the B<pkcs8> command. - -=head1 COMMAND OPTIONS - -=over 4 - -=item B<-inform DER|PEM> - -This specifies the input format. The B<DER> option with a private key uses -an ASN.1 DER encoded SEC1 private key. When used with a public key it -uses the SubjectPublicKeyInfo structur as specified in RFC 3280. -The B<PEM> form is the default format: it consists of the B<DER> format base64 -encoded with additional header and footer lines. In the case of a private key -PKCS#8 format is also accepted. - -=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 by -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 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)|openssl(1)>. - -=item B<-des|-des3|-idea> - -These options encrypt the private key with the DES, triple DES, IDEA or -any other cipher supported by OpenSSL before outputting it. A pass phrase is -prompted for. -If none of these options is specified the key is written in plain text. This -means that using the B<ec> utility to read in an encrypted key with no -encryption option can be used to remove the pass phrase from a key, or by -setting the encryption options it can be use to add or change the pass phrase. -These options can only be used with PEM format output files. - -=item B<-text> - -prints out the public, private key components and parameters. - -=item B<-noout> - -this option prevents output of the encoded version of the key. - -=item B<-modulus> - -this option prints out the value of the public key component 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<-conv_form> - -This specifies how the points on the elliptic curve are converted -into octet strings. Possible values are: B<compressed> (the default -value), B<uncompressed> and B<hybrid>. For more information regarding -the point conversion forms please read the X9.62 standard. -B<Note> Due to patent issues the B<compressed> option is disabled -by default for binary curves and can be enabled by defining -the preprocessor macro B<OPENSSL_EC_BIN_PT_COMP> at compile time. - -=item B<-param_enc arg> - -This specifies how the elliptic curve parameters are encoded. -Possible value are: B<named_curve>, i.e. the ec parameters are -specified by a OID, or B<explicit> where the ec parameters are -explicitly given (see RFC 3279 for the definition of the -EC parameters structures). The default value is B<named_curve>. -B<Note> the B<implicitlyCA> alternative ,as specified in RFC 3279, -is currently not implemented in OpenSSL. - -=item B<-engine id> - -specifying an engine (by it's unique B<id> string) will cause B<req> -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 NOTES - -The PEM private key format uses the header and footer lines: - - -----BEGIN EC PRIVATE KEY----- - -----END EC PRIVATE KEY----- - -The PEM public key format uses the header and footer lines: - - -----BEGIN PUBLIC KEY----- - -----END PUBLIC KEY----- - -=head1 EXAMPLES - -To encrypt a private key using triple DES: - - openssl ec -in key.pem -des3 -out keyout.pem - -To convert a private key from PEM to DER format: - - openssl ec -in key.pem -outform DER -out keyout.der - -To print out the components of a private key to standard output: - - openssl ec -in key.pem -text -noout - -To just output the public part of a private key: - - openssl ec -in key.pem -pubout -out pubkey.pem - -To change the parameters encoding to B<explicit>: - - openssl ec -in key.pem -param_enc explicit -out keyout.pem - -To change the point conversion form to B<compressed>: - - openssl ec -in key.pem -conv_form compressed -out keyout.pem - -=head1 SEE ALSO - -L<ecparam(1)|ecparam(1)>, L<dsa(1)|dsa(1)>, L<rsa(1)|rsa(1)> - -=head1 HISTORY - -The ec command was first introduced in OpenSSL 0.9.8. - -=head1 AUTHOR - -Nils Larsch for the OpenSSL project (http://www.openssl.org). - -=cut |