OPENSSL-PRIME
Section: OpenSSL (1SSL)
Updated: 2024-03-03
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NAME
openssl-prime - compute prime numbers
SYNOPSIS
openssl prime
[-help]
[-hex]
[-generate]
[-bits num]
[-safe]
[-provider name]
[-provider-path path]
[-propquery propq]
[-checks num]
[number ...]
DESCRIPTION
This command checks if the specified numbers are prime.
If no numbers are given on the command line, the -generate flag should
be used to generate primes according to the requirements specified by the
rest of the flags.
OPTIONS
- -help
-
Display an option summary.
- -hex
-
Generate hex output.
- -generate
-
Generate a prime number.
- -bits num
-
Generate a prime with num bits.
- -safe
-
When used with -generate, generates a ``safe'' prime. If the number
generated is n, then check that "(n-1)/2" is also prime.
- -provider name
-
- -provider-path path
-
- -propquery propq
-
See ``Provider Options'' in openssl(1), provider(7), and property(7).
- -checks num
-
This parameter is ignored.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright 2017-2020 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>.
Index
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- SYNOPSIS
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- DESCRIPTION
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- OPTIONS
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