openssl-pkeyparam - public key algorithm parameter processing command
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3.4.1 2025-04-03 OPENSSL-PKEYPARAM(1SSL)
Description
This command processes public key algorithm parameters. They can be checked for correctness and their
components printed out.
Examples
Print out text version of parameters:
openssl pkeyparam -in param.pem -text
History
The -engine option was deprecated in OpenSSL 3.0.
Name
openssl-pkeyparam - public key algorithm parameter processing command
Notes
There are no -inform or -outform options for this command because only PEM format is supported because
the key type is determined by the PEM headers.
Options
-help
Print out a usage message.
-infilename
This specifies the input filename to read parameters from or standard input if this option is not
specified.
-outfilename
This specifies the output filename to write parameters to or standard output if this option is not
specified.
-text
Prints out the parameters in plain text in addition to the encoded version.
-noout
Do not output the encoded version of the parameters.
-check
This option checks the correctness of parameters.
-engineid
See "Engine Options" in openssl(1). This option is deprecated.
-providername-provider-pathpath-propquerypropq
See "Provider Options" in openssl(1), provider(7), and property(7).
See Also
openssl(1), openssl-genpkey(1), openssl-rsa(1), openssl-pkcs8(1), openssl-dsa(1), openssl-genrsa(1), openssl-gendsa(1)
Synopsis
opensslpkeyparam [-help] [-infilename] [-outfilename] [-text] [-noout] [-check] [-engineid]
[-providername] [-provider-pathpath] [-propquerypropq]
