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=pod
=head1 NAME
dhparam - DH parameter manipulation and generation
=head1 SYNOPSIS
B<openssl dhparam>
[B<-inform DER|PEM>]
[B<-outform DER|PEM>]
[B<-in> I<filename>]
[B<-out> I<filename>]
[B<-dsaparam>]
[B<-check>]
[B<-noout>]
[B<-text>]
[B<-C>]
[B<-2>]
[B<-5>]
[B<-rand> I<file(s)>]
[B<-engine id>]
[I<numbits>]
=head1 DESCRIPTION
This command is used to manipulate DH parameter files.
=head1 OPTIONS
=over 4
=item B<-inform DER|PEM>
This specifies the input format. The B<DER> option uses an ASN1 DER encoded
form compatible with the PKCS#3 DHparameter structure. The PEM form is the
default format: it consists of the B<DER> format base64 encoded with
additional header and footer lines.
=item B<-outform DER|PEM>
This specifies the output format, the options have the same meaning as the
B<-inform> option.
=item B<-in> I<filename>
This specifies the input filename to read parameters from or standard input if
this option is not specified.
=item B<-out> I<filename>
This specifies the output filename parameters to. Standard output is used
if this option is not present. The output filename should B<not> be the same
as the input filename.
=item B<-dsaparam>
If this option is used, DSA rather than DH parameters are read or created;
they are converted to DH format. Otherwise, "strong" primes (such
that (p-1)/2 is also prime) will be used for DH parameter generation.
DH parameter generation with the B<-dsaparam> option is much faster,
and the recommended exponent length is shorter, which makes DH key
exchange more efficient. Beware that with such DSA-style DH
parameters, a fresh DH key should be created for each use to
avoid small-subgroup attacks that may be possible otherwise.
=item B<-check>
check if the parameters are valid primes and generator.
=item B<-2>, B<-5>
The generator to use, either 2 or 5. If present then the
input file is ignored and parameters are generated instead. If not
present but B<numbits> is present, parameters are generated with the
default generator 2.
=item B<-rand> I<file(s)>
a file or files containing random data used to seed the random number
generator, or an EGD socket (see L<RAND_egd(3)>).
Multiple files can be specified separated by a OS-dependent character.
The separator is B<;> for MS-Windows, B<,> for OpenVMS, and B<:> for
all others.
=item I<numbits>
this option specifies that a parameter set should be generated of size
I<numbits>. It must be the last option. If this option is present then
the input file is ignored and parameters are generated instead. If
this option is not present but a generator (B<-2> or B<-5>) is
present, parameters are generated with a default length of 2048 bits.
=item B<-noout>
this option inhibits the output of the encoded version of the parameters.
=item B<-text>
this option prints out the DH parameters in human readable form.
=item B<-C>
this option converts the parameters into C code. The parameters can then
be loaded by calling the get_dhNNNN() function.
=item B<-engine id>
specifying an engine (by its unique B<id> string) will cause B<dhparam>
to attempt to obtain a functional reference to the specified engine,
thus initialising it if needed. The engine will then be set as the default
for all available algorithms.
=back
=head1 WARNINGS
The program B<dhparam> combines the functionality of the programs B<dh> and
B<gendh> in previous versions of OpenSSL. The B<dh> and B<gendh>
programs are retained for now but may have different purposes in future
versions of OpenSSL.
=head1 NOTES
PEM format DH parameters use the header and footer lines:
-----BEGIN DH PARAMETERS-----
-----END DH PARAMETERS-----
OpenSSL currently only supports the older PKCS#3 DH, not the newer X9.42
DH.
This program manipulates DH parameters not keys.
=head1 BUGS
There should be a way to generate and manipulate DH keys.
=head1 SEE ALSO
L<dsaparam(1)>
=cut