OPENSSL-GENRSA
Section: OpenSSL (1SSL)
Updated: 2024-03-03
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NAME
openssl-genrsa - generate an RSA private key
SYNOPSIS
openssl genrsa
[-help]
[-out filename]
[-passout arg]
[-aes128]
[-aes192]
[-aes256]
[-aria128]
[-aria192]
[-aria256]
[-camellia128]
[-camellia192]
[-camellia256]
[-des]
[-des3]
[-idea]
[-F4]
[-f4]
[-3]
[-primes num]
[-verbose]
[-traditional]
[-rand files]
[-writerand file]
[-engine id]
[-provider name]
[-provider-path path]
[-propquery propq]
[numbits]
DESCRIPTION
This command generates an RSA private key.
OPTIONS
- -help
-
Print out a usage message.
- -out filename
-
Output the key to the specified file. If this argument is not specified then
standard output is used.
- -passout arg
-
The output file password source. For more information about the format
see openssl-passphrase-options(1).
- -aes128, -aes192, -aes256, -aria128, -aria192, -aria256, -camellia128, -camellia192, -camellia256, -des, -des3, -idea
-
These options encrypt the private key with specified
cipher before outputting it. If none of these options is
specified no encryption is used. If encryption is used a pass phrase is prompted
for if it is not supplied via the -passout argument.
- -F4, -f4, -3
-
The public exponent to use, either 65537 or 3. The default is 65537.
The -3 option has been deprecated.
- -primes num
-
Specify the number of primes to use while generating the RSA key. The num
parameter must be a positive integer that is greater than 1 and less than 16.
If num is greater than 2, then the generated key is called a 'multi-prime'
RSA key, which is defined in RFC 8017.
- -verbose
-
Print extra details about the operations being performed.
- -traditional
-
Write the key using the traditional PKCS#1 format instead of the PKCS#8 format.
- -rand files, -writerand file
-
See ``Random State Options'' in openssl(1) for details.
- -engine id
-
See ``Engine Options'' in openssl(1).
This option is deprecated.
- -provider name
-
- -provider-path path
-
- -propquery propq
-
See ``Provider Options'' in openssl(1), provider(7), and property(7).
- numbits
-
The size of the private key to generate in bits. This must be the last option
specified. The default is 2048 and values less than 512 are not allowed.
NOTES
RSA private key generation essentially involves the generation of two or more
prime numbers. When generating a private key various symbols will be output to
indicate the progress of the generation. A . represents each number which
has passed an initial sieve test, + means a number has passed a single
round of the Miller-Rabin primality test, * means the current prime starts
a regenerating progress due to some failed tests. A newline means that the number
has passed all the prime tests (the actual number depends on the key size).
Because key generation is a random process the time taken to generate a key
may vary somewhat. But in general, more primes lead to less generation time
of a key.
SEE ALSO
openssl(1),
openssl-genpkey(1),
openssl-gendsa(1)
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>.
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- SYNOPSIS
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- DESCRIPTION
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- OPTIONS
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- NOTES
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