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Password (passin/passout) parameters for openssl x509
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Jon Kristensen
2010-07-01 12:29:18 UTC
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Looking at the man page for openssl x509* I can't find any password
(passin/passout) arguments. However, when I run the command, I get
prompted for the certificate pass phrase. How am I supposed to provide
the certificate pass phrase?

Thank you in advance!

Warm regards,
Jon Kristensen

*) http://www.openssl.org/docs/apps/x509.html

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Jakob Bohm
2010-07-02 09:22:24 UTC
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Post by Jon Kristensen
Looking at the man page for openssl x509* I can't find any password
(passin/passout) arguments. However, when I run the command, I get
prompted for the certificate pass phrase. How am I supposed to provide
the certificate pass phrase?
Its on the man page for the openssl program itself, as these options are
the same for all the subcommands.

<http://www.openssl.org/docs/apps/openssl.html#PASS_PHRASE_ARGUMENTS>

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Jon Kristensen
2010-07-02 15:50:51 UTC
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I'm not sure that I follow. I see the passin and passout options on
the genrsa*, req**, and rsa*** command man pages, and I get "unknown
option" for both -passout and -passout for the x509 command.

*) http://www.openssl.org/docs/apps/genrsa.html
**) http://www.openssl.org/docs/apps/req.html
***) http://www.openssl.org/docs/apps/rsa.html

Do you care to clarify?

Thanks!

Best,
Jon Kristensen
Post by Jakob Bohm
Post by Jon Kristensen
Looking at the man page for openssl x509* I can't find any password
(passin/passout) arguments. However, when I run the command, I get
prompted for the certificate pass phrase. How am I supposed to provide
the certificate pass phrase?
Its on the man page for the openssl program itself, as these options are
the same for all the subcommands.
<http://www.openssl.org/docs/apps/openssl.html#PASS_PHRASE_ARGUMENTS>
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Jon Kristensen
2010-07-02 16:38:20 UTC
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I just realized that passin works. Should the man page be updated?

Thanks again!
Post by Jakob Bohm
Post by Jon Kristensen
Looking at the man page for openssl x509* I can't find any password
(passin/passout) arguments. However, when I run the command, I get
prompted for the certificate pass phrase. How am I supposed to provide
the certificate pass phrase?
Its on the man page for the openssl program itself, as these options are
the same for all the subcommands.
<http://www.openssl.org/docs/apps/openssl.html#PASS_PHRASE_ARGUMENTS>
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