NAME
openssl-ec - EC key processing
SYNOPSIS
openssl ec [-help] [-inform DER|PEM] [-outform DER|PEM] [-in filename] [-passin arg] [-out filename] [-passout arg] [-des] [-des3] [-idea] [-text] [-noout] [-param_out] [-pubin] [-pubout] [-conv_form arg] [-param_enc arg] [-no_public] [-check] [-engine id] [-provider name] [-provider_path path]
DESCRIPTION
The openssl-pkcs8(1) command.
OPTIONS
- -help
-
Print out a usage message.
- -inform DER|PEM, -outform DER|PEM
-
The input and formats; the default is PEM. See -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.
- -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 not be the same as the input filename.
- -passin arg, -passout arg
The password source for the input and output file. For more information about the format of arg see -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 this command 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.
- -text
Prints out the public, private key components and parameters.
- -noout
This option prevents output of the encoded version of the key.
- -pubin
By default, a private key is read from the input file. With this option a public key is read instead.
- -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.
- -conv_form arg
This specifies how the points on the elliptic curve are converted into octet strings. Possible values are: compressed (the default value), uncompressed and hybrid. For more information regarding the point conversion forms please read the X9.62 standard. Note Due to patent issues the compressed option is disabled by default for binary curves and can be enabled by defining the preprocessor macro OPENSSL_EC_BIN_PT_COMP at compile time.
- -param_enc arg
This specifies how the elliptic curve parameters are encoded. Possible value are: named_curve, i.e. the ec parameters are specified by an OID, or explicit where the ec parameters are explicitly given (see RFC 3279 for the definition of the EC parameters structures). The default value is named_curve. Note the implicitlyCA alternative, as specified in RFC 3279, is currently not implemented in OpenSSL.
- -no_public
This option omits the public key components from the private key output.
- -check
This option checks the consistency of an EC private or public key.
- -engine id
See -provider name
- -provider_path path
See EXAMPLES
Examples equivalent to these can be found in the documentation for the non-deprecated SEE ALSO
openssl-pkey(1), openssl-dsa(1), COPYRIGHT
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