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authorDr. Stephen Henson <steve@openssl.org>2000-02-16 23:16:01 +0000
committerDr. Stephen Henson <steve@openssl.org>2000-02-16 23:16:01 +0000
commita3fe382e2d2d794c598921cd39117581a2a8941b (patch)
tree2845b270bbe0705f5844c16d23fb398af3ef3f3f /doc/apps/dsa.pod
parentbd03b99b9bb860e062f08ec6d919c0841d951833 (diff)
downloadopenssl-a3fe382e2d2d794c598921cd39117581a2a8941b.tar.gz
Pass phrase reorganisation.
Diffstat (limited to 'doc/apps/dsa.pod')
-rw-r--r--doc/apps/dsa.pod26
1 files changed, 8 insertions, 18 deletions
diff --git a/doc/apps/dsa.pod b/doc/apps/dsa.pod
index 8196df1ef0..28e534bb95 100644
--- a/doc/apps/dsa.pod
+++ b/doc/apps/dsa.pod
@@ -10,11 +10,9 @@ B<openssl> B<dsa>
[B<-inform PEM|DER>]
[B<-outform PEM|DER>]
[B<-in filename>]
-[B<-passin password>]
-[B<-envpassin var>]
+[B<-passin arg>]
[B<-out filename>]
-[B<-passout password>]
-[B<-envpassout var>]
+[B<-passout arg>]
[B<-des>]
[B<-des3>]
[B<-idea>]
@@ -58,14 +56,10 @@ 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.
-=item B<-passin password>
+=item B<-passin arg>
-the input file password. Since certain utilities like "ps" make the command line
-visible this option should be used with caution.
-
-=item B<-envpassin var>
-
-read the input file password from the environment variable B<var>.
+the input file password source. For more information about the format of B<arg>
+see the B<PASS PHRASE ARGUMENTS> section in L<openssl(1)|openssl(1)>.
=item B<-out filename>
@@ -74,14 +68,10 @@ is not specified. If any encryption options are set then a pass phrase will be
prompted for. The output filename should B<not> be the same as the input
filename.
-=item B<-passout password>
-
-the output file password. Since certain utilities like "ps" make the command line
-visible this option should be used with caution.
-
-=item B<-envpassout var>
+=item B<-passout arg>
-read the output file password from the environment variable B<var>.
+the output file password source. For more information about the format of B<arg>
+see the B<PASS PHRASE ARGUMENTS> section in L<openssl(1)|openssl(1)>.
=item B<-des|-des3|-idea>