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      2 {- OpenSSL::safe::output_do_not_edit_headers(); -}
      3 
      4 =head1 NAME
      5 
      6 openssl-gendsa - generate a DSA private key from a set of parameters
      7 
      8 =head1 SYNOPSIS
      9 
     10 B<openssl> B<gendsa>
     11 [B<-help>]
     12 [B<-out> I<filename>]
     13 [B<-passout> I<arg>]
     14 [B<-aes128>]
     15 [B<-aes192>]
     16 [B<-aes256>]
     17 [B<-aria128>]
     18 [B<-aria192>]
     19 [B<-aria256>]
     20 [B<-camellia128>]
     21 [B<-camellia192>]
     22 [B<-camellia256>]
     23 [B<-des>]
     24 [B<-des3>]
     25 [B<-idea>]
     26 [B<-verbose>]
     27 [B<-quiet>]
     28 {- $OpenSSL::safe::opt_r_synopsis -}
     29 {- $OpenSSL::safe::opt_engine_synopsis -}{- $OpenSSL::safe::opt_provider_synopsis -}
     30 [I<paramfile>]
     31 
     32 =head1 DESCRIPTION
     33 
     34 This command generates a DSA private key from a DSA parameter file
     35 (which will be typically generated by the L<openssl-dsaparam(1)> command).
     36 
     37 =head1 OPTIONS
     38 
     39 =over 4
     40 
     41 =item B<-help>
     42 
     43 Print out a usage message.
     44 
     45 =item B<-out> I<filename>
     46 
     47 Output the key to the specified file. If this argument is not specified then
     48 standard output is used.
     49 
     50 =item B<-passout> I<arg>
     51 
     52 The passphrase used for the output file.
     53 See L<openssl-passphrase-options(1)>.
     54 
     55 =item B<-aes128>, B<-aes192>, B<-aes256>, B<-aria128>, B<-aria192>, B<-aria256>, B<-camellia128>, B<-camellia192>, B<-camellia256>, B<-des>, B<-des3>, B<-idea>
     56 
     57 These options encrypt the private key with specified
     58 cipher before outputting it. A pass phrase is prompted for.
     59 If none of these options is specified no encryption is used.
     60 
     61 Note that all options must be given before the I<paramfile> argument.
     62 
     63 =item B<-verbose>
     64 
     65 Print extra details about the operations being performed.
     66 
     67 =item B<-quiet>
     68 
     69 Print fewer details about the operations being performed, which may
     70 be handy during batch scripts and pipelines.
     71 
     72 {- $OpenSSL::safe::opt_r_item -}
     73 
     74 {- $OpenSSL::safe::opt_engine_item -}
     75 
     76 =item I<paramfile>
     77 
     78 The DSA parameter file to use. The parameters in this file determine
     79 the size of the private key. DSA parameters can be generated and
     80 examined using the L<openssl-dsaparam(1)> command.
     81 
     82 {- $OpenSSL::safe::opt_provider_item -}
     83 
     84 =back
     85 
     86 =head1 NOTES
     87 
     88 DSA key generation is little more than random number generation so it is
     89 much quicker that RSA key generation for example.
     90 
     91 =head1 SEE ALSO
     92 
     93 L<openssl(1)>,
     94 L<openssl-genpkey(1)>,
     95 L<openssl-dsaparam(1)>,
     96 L<openssl-dsa(1)>,
     97 L<openssl-genrsa(1)>,
     98 L<openssl-rsa(1)>
     99 
    100 =head1 HISTORY
    101 
    102 The B<-engine> option was deprecated in OpenSSL 3.0.
    103 
    104 =head1 COPYRIGHT
    105 
    106 Copyright 2000-2023 The OpenSSL Project Authors. All Rights Reserved.
    107 
    108 Licensed under the Apache License 2.0 (the "License").  You may not use
    109 this file except in compliance with the License.  You can obtain a copy
    110 in the file LICENSE in the source distribution or at
    111 L<https://www.openssl.org/source/license.html>.
    112 
    113 =cut
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