openssl-prime - compute prime numbers
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3.4.1 2025-04-03 OPENSSL-PRIME(1SSL)
Description
This command checks if the specified numbers are prime.
If no numbers are given on the command line, the -generate flag should be used to generate primes
according to the requirements specified by the rest of the flags.
Name
openssl-prime - compute prime numbers
Options
-help
Display an option summary.
-hex
Generate hex output.
-generate
Generate a prime number.
-bitsnum
Generate a prime with num bits.
-safe
When used with -generate, generates a "safe" prime. If the number generated is n, then check that
"(n-1)/2" is also prime.
-providername-provider-pathpath-propquerypropq
See "Provider Options" in openssl(1), provider(7), and property(7).
-checksnum
This parameter is ignored.
Synopsis
opensslprime [-help] [-hex] [-generate] [-bitsnum] [-safe] [-providername] [-provider-pathpath]
[-propquerypropq] [-checksnum] [number ...]
