| -help | Print out a usage message. |
| -outfilename | Output the key to the specified file. If this argument is not specified then standard output is used. |
| -passoutarg | The passphrase used for the output file. See openssl-passphrase-options(1). |
| -aes128-aes192-aes256-aria128-aria192-aria256-camellia128-camellia192-camellia256-des-des3-idea | Note that all options must be given before the paramfile argument. |
| -verbose | Print extra details about the operations being performed. |
| -quiet | Print fewer details about the operations being performed, which may be handy during batch scripts and pipelines. |
| -randfiles-writerandfile | See "Random State Options" in openssl(1) for details. |
| -engineid | See "Engine Options" in openssl(1). This option is deprecated. |
| paramfile | The DSA parameter file to use. The parameters in this file determine the size of the private key. DSA parameters can be generated and examined using the openssl-dsaparam(1) command. |
| -propquerypropq | See "Provider Options" in openssl(1), provider(7), and property(7). |
NAME
openssl-gendsa - generate a DSA private key from a set of parameters
SYNOPSIS
opensslgendsa [-help] [-outfilename] [-passoutarg] [-aes128] [-aes192] [-aes256] [-aria128] [-aria192] [-aria256] [-camellia128] [-camellia192] [-camellia256] [-des] [-des3] [-idea] [-verbose] [-quiet] [-randfiles] [-writerandfile] [-engineid] [-providername] [-provider-pathpath] [-provparam[name:]key=value] [-propquerypropq] [paramfile]
DESCRIPTION
This command generates a DSA private key from a DSA parameter file (which will be typically generated by the openssl-dsaparam(1) command).
OPTIONS
- -help
Print out a usage message.
- -outfilename
Output the key to the specified file. If this argument is not specified then standard output is used.
- -passoutarg
The passphrase used for the output file. See openssl-passphrase-options(1).
- -aes128, -aes192, -aes256, -aria128, -aria192, -aria256, -camellia128, -camellia192, -camellia256, -des, -des3, -idea
Note that all options must be given before the paramfile argument.
- -verbose
Print extra details about the operations being performed.
- -quiet
Print fewer details about the operations being performed, which may be handy during batch scripts and pipelines.
- -randfiles, -writerandfile
See "Random State Options" in openssl(1) for details.
- -engineid
See "Engine Options" in openssl(1). This option is deprecated.
- paramfile
The DSA parameter file to use. The parameters in this file determine the size of the private key. DSA parameters can be generated and examined using the openssl-dsaparam(1) command.
- -providername
- -provider-pathpath
- -provparam[name:]key=value
- -propquerypropq
See "Provider Options" in openssl(1), provider(7), and property(7).
NOTES
DSA key generation is little more than random number generation so it is much quicker that RSA key generation for example.
SEE ALSO
openssl(1), openssl-genpkey(1), openssl-dsaparam(1), openssl-dsa(1), openssl-genrsa(1), openssl-rsa(1)
HISTORY
The -engine option was deprecated in OpenSSL 3.0.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright 2000-2023 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 at <https://www.openssl.org/source/license.html>.