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diff --git a/doc/apps/req.pod b/doc/apps/req.pod index edc2f60bd8..0ba9a0074f 100644 --- a/doc/apps/req.pod +++ b/doc/apps/req.pod @@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ B<openssl> B<req> [B<-newhdr>] [B<-extensions section>] [B<-reqexts section>] +[B<-utf8>] [B<-batch>] [B<-verbose>] @@ -193,6 +194,13 @@ request extensions. This allows several different sections to be used in the same configuration file to specify requests for a variety of purposes. +=item B<-utf8> + +this option causes field values to be interpreted as UTF8 strings, by +default they are interpreted as ASCII. This means that the field +values, whether prompted from a terminal or obtained from a +configuration file, must be valid UTF8 strings. + =item B<-asn1-kludge> by default the B<req> command outputs certificate requests containing @@ -317,6 +325,13 @@ if set to the value B<no> this disables prompting of certificate fields and just takes values from the config file directly. It also changes the expected format of the B<distinguished_name> and B<attributes> sections. +=item B<utf8> + +if set to the value B<yes> then field values to be interpreted as UTF8 +strings, by default they are interpreted as ASCII. This means that +the field values, whether prompted from a terminal or obtained from a +configuration file, must be valid UTF8 strings. + =item B<attributes> this specifies the section containing any request attributes: its format |