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  135. .IX Title "OPENSSL-RSA 1ossl"
  136. .TH OPENSSL-RSA 1ossl "2025-06-29" "3.3.2" "OpenSSL"
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  140. .nh
  141. .SH "NAME"
  142. openssl\-rsa \- RSA key processing command
  143. .SH "SYNOPSIS"
  144. .IX Header "SYNOPSIS"
  145. \&\fBopenssl\fR \fBrsa\fR
  146. [\fB\-help\fR]
  147. [\fB\-inform\fR \fB\s-1DER\s0\fR|\fB\s-1PEM\s0\fR|\fBP12\fR|\fB\s-1ENGINE\s0\fR]
  148. [\fB\-outform\fR \fB\s-1DER\s0\fR|\fB\s-1PEM\s0\fR]
  149. [\fB\-in\fR \fIfilename\fR|\fIuri\fR]
  150. [\fB\-passin\fR \fIarg\fR]
  151. [\fB\-out\fR \fIfilename\fR]
  152. [\fB\-passout\fR \fIarg\fR]
  153. [\fB\-aes128\fR]
  154. [\fB\-aes192\fR]
  155. [\fB\-aes256\fR]
  156. [\fB\-aria128\fR]
  157. [\fB\-aria192\fR]
  158. [\fB\-aria256\fR]
  159. [\fB\-camellia128\fR]
  160. [\fB\-camellia192\fR]
  161. [\fB\-camellia256\fR]
  162. [\fB\-des\fR]
  163. [\fB\-des3\fR]
  164. [\fB\-idea\fR]
  165. [\fB\-text\fR]
  166. [\fB\-noout\fR]
  167. [\fB\-modulus\fR]
  168. [\fB\-traditional\fR]
  169. [\fB\-check\fR]
  170. [\fB\-pubin\fR]
  171. [\fB\-pubout\fR]
  172. [\fB\-RSAPublicKey_in\fR]
  173. [\fB\-RSAPublicKey_out\fR]
  174. [\fB\-pvk\-strong\fR]
  175. [\fB\-pvk\-weak\fR]
  176. [\fB\-pvk\-none\fR]
  177. [\fB\-engine\fR \fIid\fR]
  178. [\fB\-provider\fR \fIname\fR]
  179. [\fB\-provider\-path\fR \fIpath\fR]
  180. [\fB\-propquery\fR \fIpropq\fR]
  181. .SH "DESCRIPTION"
  182. .IX Header "DESCRIPTION"
  183. This command processes \s-1RSA\s0 keys. They can be converted between
  184. various forms and their components printed out.
  185. .SH "OPTIONS"
  186. .IX Header "OPTIONS"
  187. .IP "\fB\-help\fR" 4
  188. .IX Item "-help"
  189. Print out a usage message.
  190. .IP "\fB\-inform\fR \fB\s-1DER\s0\fR|\fB\s-1PEM\s0\fR|\fBP12\fR|\fB\s-1ENGINE\s0\fR" 4
  191. .IX Item "-inform DER|PEM|P12|ENGINE"
  192. The key input format; unspecified by default.
  193. See \fBopenssl\-format\-options\fR\|(1) for details.
  194. .IP "\fB\-outform\fR \fB\s-1DER\s0\fR|\fB\s-1PEM\s0\fR" 4
  195. .IX Item "-outform DER|PEM"
  196. The key output format; the default is \fB\s-1PEM\s0\fR.
  197. See \fBopenssl\-format\-options\fR\|(1) for details.
  198. .IP "\fB\-traditional\fR" 4
  199. .IX Item "-traditional"
  200. When writing a private key, use the traditional PKCS#1 format
  201. instead of the PKCS#8 format.
  202. .IP "\fB\-in\fR \fIfilename\fR|\fIuri\fR" 4
  203. .IX Item "-in filename|uri"
  204. This specifies the input to read a key from or standard input if this
  205. option is not specified. If the key is encrypted a pass phrase will be
  206. prompted for.
  207. .IP "\fB\-passin\fR \fIarg\fR, \fB\-passout\fR \fIarg\fR" 4
  208. .IX Item "-passin arg, -passout arg"
  209. The password source for the input and output file.
  210. For more information about the format of \fBarg\fR
  211. see \fBopenssl\-passphrase\-options\fR\|(1).
  212. .IP "\fB\-out\fR \fIfilename\fR" 4
  213. .IX Item "-out filename"
  214. This specifies the output filename to write a key to or standard output if this
  215. option is not specified. If any encryption options are set then a pass phrase
  216. will be prompted for. The output filename should \fBnot\fR be the same as the input
  217. filename.
  218. .IP "\fB\-aes128\fR, \fB\-aes192\fR, \fB\-aes256\fR, \fB\-aria128\fR, \fB\-aria192\fR, \fB\-aria256\fR, \fB\-camellia128\fR, \fB\-camellia192\fR, \fB\-camellia256\fR, \fB\-des\fR, \fB\-des3\fR, \fB\-idea\fR" 4
  219. .IX Item "-aes128, -aes192, -aes256, -aria128, -aria192, -aria256, -camellia128, -camellia192, -camellia256, -des, -des3, -idea"
  220. These options encrypt the private key with the specified
  221. cipher before outputting it. A pass phrase is prompted for.
  222. If none of these options is specified the key is written in plain text. This
  223. means that this command can be used to remove the pass phrase from a key
  224. by not giving any encryption option is given, or to add or change the pass
  225. phrase by setting them.
  226. These options can only be used with \s-1PEM\s0 format output files.
  227. .IP "\fB\-text\fR" 4
  228. .IX Item "-text"
  229. Prints out the various public or private key components in
  230. plain text in addition to the encoded version.
  231. .IP "\fB\-noout\fR" 4
  232. .IX Item "-noout"
  233. This option prevents output of the encoded version of the key.
  234. .IP "\fB\-modulus\fR" 4
  235. .IX Item "-modulus"
  236. This option prints out the value of the modulus of the key.
  237. .IP "\fB\-check\fR" 4
  238. .IX Item "-check"
  239. This option checks the consistency of an \s-1RSA\s0 private key.
  240. .IP "\fB\-pubin\fR" 4
  241. .IX Item "-pubin"
  242. By default a private key is read from the input.
  243. With this option a public key is read instead.
  244. If the input contains no public key but a private key, its public part is used.
  245. .IP "\fB\-pubout\fR" 4
  246. .IX Item "-pubout"
  247. By default a private key is output: with this option a public
  248. key will be output instead. This option is automatically set if
  249. the input is a public key.
  250. .IP "\fB\-RSAPublicKey_in\fR, \fB\-RSAPublicKey_out\fR" 4
  251. .IX Item "-RSAPublicKey_in, -RSAPublicKey_out"
  252. Like \fB\-pubin\fR and \fB\-pubout\fR except \fBRSAPublicKey\fR format is used instead.
  253. .IP "\fB\-pvk\-strong\fR" 4
  254. .IX Item "-pvk-strong"
  255. Enable 'Strong' \s-1PVK\s0 encoding level (default).
  256. .IP "\fB\-pvk\-weak\fR" 4
  257. .IX Item "-pvk-weak"
  258. Enable 'Weak' \s-1PVK\s0 encoding level.
  259. .IP "\fB\-pvk\-none\fR" 4
  260. .IX Item "-pvk-none"
  261. Don't enforce \s-1PVK\s0 encoding.
  262. .IP "\fB\-engine\fR \fIid\fR" 4
  263. .IX Item "-engine id"
  264. See \*(L"Engine Options\*(R" in \fBopenssl\fR\|(1).
  265. This option is deprecated.
  266. .IP "\fB\-provider\fR \fIname\fR" 4
  267. .IX Item "-provider name"
  268. .PD 0
  269. .IP "\fB\-provider\-path\fR \fIpath\fR" 4
  270. .IX Item "-provider-path path"
  271. .IP "\fB\-propquery\fR \fIpropq\fR" 4
  272. .IX Item "-propquery propq"
  273. .PD
  274. See \*(L"Provider Options\*(R" in \fBopenssl\fR\|(1), \fBprovider\fR\|(7), and \fBproperty\fR\|(7).
  275. .SH "NOTES"
  276. .IX Header "NOTES"
  277. The \fBopenssl\-pkey\fR\|(1) command is capable of performing all the operations
  278. this command can, as well as supporting other public key types.
  279. .SH "EXAMPLES"
  280. .IX Header "EXAMPLES"
  281. The documentation for the \fBopenssl\-pkey\fR\|(1) command contains examples
  282. equivalent to the ones listed here.
  283. .PP
  284. To remove the pass phrase on an \s-1RSA\s0 private key:
  285. .PP
  286. .Vb 1
  287. \& openssl rsa \-in key.pem \-out keyout.pem
  288. .Ve
  289. .PP
  290. To encrypt a private key using triple \s-1DES:\s0
  291. .PP
  292. .Vb 1
  293. \& openssl rsa \-in key.pem \-des3 \-out keyout.pem
  294. .Ve
  295. .PP
  296. To convert a private key from \s-1PEM\s0 to \s-1DER\s0 format:
  297. .PP
  298. .Vb 1
  299. \& openssl rsa \-in key.pem \-outform DER \-out keyout.der
  300. .Ve
  301. .PP
  302. To print out the components of a private key to standard output:
  303. .PP
  304. .Vb 1
  305. \& openssl rsa \-in key.pem \-text \-noout
  306. .Ve
  307. .PP
  308. To just output the public part of a private key:
  309. .PP
  310. .Vb 1
  311. \& openssl rsa \-in key.pem \-pubout \-out pubkey.pem
  312. .Ve
  313. .PP
  314. Output the public part of a private key in \fBRSAPublicKey\fR format:
  315. .PP
  316. .Vb 1
  317. \& openssl rsa \-in key.pem \-RSAPublicKey_out \-out pubkey.pem
  318. .Ve
  319. .SH "BUGS"
  320. .IX Header "BUGS"
  321. There should be an option that automatically handles \fI.key\fR files,
  322. without having to manually edit them.
  323. .SH "SEE ALSO"
  324. .IX Header "SEE ALSO"
  325. \&\fBopenssl\fR\|(1),
  326. \&\fBopenssl\-pkey\fR\|(1),
  327. \&\fBopenssl\-pkcs8\fR\|(1),
  328. \&\fBopenssl\-dsa\fR\|(1),
  329. \&\fBopenssl\-genrsa\fR\|(1),
  330. \&\fBopenssl\-gendsa\fR\|(1)
  331. .SH "HISTORY"
  332. .IX Header "HISTORY"
  333. The \fB\-engine\fR option was deprecated in OpenSSL 3.0.
  334. .SH "COPYRIGHT"
  335. .IX Header "COPYRIGHT"
  336. Copyright 2000\-2023 The OpenSSL Project Authors. All Rights Reserved.
  337. .PP
  338. Licensed under the Apache License 2.0 (the \*(L"License\*(R"). You may not use
  339. this file except in compliance with the License. You can obtain a copy
  340. in the file \s-1LICENSE\s0 in the source distribution or at
  341. <https://www.openssl.org/source/license.html>.