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+.\"
+.IX Title "OPENSSL-GENPKEY 1SSL"
+.TH OPENSSL-GENPKEY 1SSL 2024-02-03 3.1.5 OpenSSL
+.\" For nroff, turn off justification. Always turn off hyphenation; it makes
+.\" way too many mistakes in technical documents.
+.if n .ad l
+.nh
+.SH NAME
+openssl\-genpkey \- generate a private key
+.SH SYNOPSIS
+.IX Header "SYNOPSIS"
+\&\fBopenssl\fR \fBgenpkey\fR
+[\fB\-help\fR]
+[\fB\-out\fR \fIfilename\fR]
+[\fB\-outform\fR \fBDER\fR|\fBPEM\fR]
+[\fB\-quiet\fR]
+[\fB\-pass\fR \fIarg\fR]
+[\fB\-\fR\f(BIcipher\fR]
+[\fB\-paramfile\fR \fIfile\fR]
+[\fB\-algorithm\fR \fIalg\fR]
+[\fB\-pkeyopt\fR \fIopt\fR:\fIvalue\fR]
+[\fB\-genparam\fR]
+[\fB\-text\fR]
+[\fB\-engine\fR \fIid\fR]
+[\fB\-provider\fR \fIname\fR]
+[\fB\-provider\-path\fR \fIpath\fR]
+[\fB\-propquery\fR \fIpropq\fR]
+[\fB\-config\fR \fIconfigfile\fR]
+.SH DESCRIPTION
+.IX Header "DESCRIPTION"
+This command generates a private key.
+.SH OPTIONS
+.IX Header "OPTIONS"
+.IP \fB\-help\fR 4
+.IX Item "-help"
+Print out a usage message.
+.IP "\fB\-out\fR \fIfilename\fR" 4
+.IX Item "-out filename"
+Output the key to the specified file. If this argument is not specified then
+standard output is used.
+.IP "\fB\-outform\fR \fBDER\fR|\fBPEM\fR" 4
+.IX Item "-outform DER|PEM"
+The output format, except when \fB\-genparam\fR is given; the default is \fBPEM\fR.
+See \fBopenssl\-format\-options\fR\|(1) for details.
+.Sp
+When \fB\-genparam\fR is given, \fB\-outform\fR is ignored.
+.IP \fB\-quiet\fR 4
+.IX Item "-quiet"
+Do not output "status dots" while generating keys.
+.IP "\fB\-pass\fR \fIarg\fR" 4
+.IX Item "-pass arg"
+The output file password source. For more information about the format of \fIarg\fR
+see \fBopenssl\-passphrase\-options\fR\|(1).
+.IP \fB\-\fR\f(BIcipher\fR 4
+.IX Item "-cipher"
+This option encrypts the private key with the supplied cipher. Any algorithm
+name accepted by \fBEVP_get_cipherbyname()\fR is acceptable such as \fBdes3\fR.
+.IP "\fB\-algorithm\fR \fIalg\fR" 4
+.IX Item "-algorithm alg"
+Public key algorithm to use such as RSA, DSA, DH or DHX. If used this option must
+precede any \fB\-pkeyopt\fR options. The options \fB\-paramfile\fR and \fB\-algorithm\fR
+are mutually exclusive. Engines may add algorithms in addition to the standard
+built-in ones.
+.Sp
+Valid built-in algorithm names for private key generation are RSA, RSA-PSS, EC,
+X25519, X448, ED25519 and ED448.
+.Sp
+Valid built-in algorithm names for parameter generation (see the \fB\-genparam\fR
+option) are DH, DSA and EC.
+.Sp
+Note that the algorithm name X9.42 DH may be used as a synonym for DHX keys and
+PKCS#3 refers to DH Keys. Some options are not shared between DH and DHX keys.
+.IP "\fB\-pkeyopt\fR \fIopt\fR:\fIvalue\fR" 4
+.IX Item "-pkeyopt opt:value"
+Set the public key algorithm option \fIopt\fR to \fIvalue\fR. The precise set of
+options supported depends on the public key algorithm used and its
+implementation. See "KEY GENERATION OPTIONS" and
+"PARAMETER GENERATION OPTIONS" below for more details.
+.IP \fB\-genparam\fR 4
+.IX Item "-genparam"
+Generate a set of parameters instead of a private key. If used this option must
+precede any \fB\-algorithm\fR, \fB\-paramfile\fR or \fB\-pkeyopt\fR options.
+.IP "\fB\-paramfile\fR \fIfilename\fR" 4
+.IX Item "-paramfile filename"
+Some public key algorithms generate a private key based on a set of parameters.
+They can be supplied using this option. If this option is used the public key
+algorithm used is determined by the parameters. If used this option must
+precede any \fB\-pkeyopt\fR options. The options \fB\-paramfile\fR and \fB\-algorithm\fR
+are mutually exclusive.
+.IP \fB\-text\fR 4
+.IX Item "-text"
+Print an (unencrypted) text representation of private and public keys and
+parameters along with the PEM or DER structure.
+.IP "\fB\-engine\fR \fIid\fR" 4
+.IX Item "-engine id"
+See "Engine Options" in \fBopenssl\fR\|(1).
+This option is deprecated.
+.IP "\fB\-provider\fR \fIname\fR" 4
+.IX Item "-provider name"
+.PD 0
+.IP "\fB\-provider\-path\fR \fIpath\fR" 4
+.IX Item "-provider-path path"
+.IP "\fB\-propquery\fR \fIpropq\fR" 4
+.IX Item "-propquery propq"
+.PD
+See "Provider Options" in \fBopenssl\fR\|(1), \fBprovider\fR\|(7), and \fBproperty\fR\|(7).
+.IP "\fB\-config\fR \fIconfigfile\fR" 4
+.IX Item "-config configfile"
+See "Configuration Option" in \fBopenssl\fR\|(1).
+.SH "KEY GENERATION OPTIONS"
+.IX Header "KEY GENERATION OPTIONS"
+The options supported by each algorithm and indeed each implementation of an
+algorithm can vary. The options for the OpenSSL implementations are detailed
+below. There are no key generation options defined for the X25519, X448, ED25519
+or ED448 algorithms.
+.SS "RSA Key Generation Options"
+.IX Subsection "RSA Key Generation Options"
+.IP \fBrsa_keygen_bits:numbits\fR 4
+.IX Item "rsa_keygen_bits:numbits"
+The number of bits in the generated key. If not specified 2048 is used.
+.IP \fBrsa_keygen_primes:numprimes\fR 4
+.IX Item "rsa_keygen_primes:numprimes"
+The number of primes in the generated key. If not specified 2 is used.
+.IP \fBrsa_keygen_pubexp:value\fR 4
+.IX Item "rsa_keygen_pubexp:value"
+The RSA public exponent value. This can be a large decimal or
+hexadecimal value if preceded by \f(CW\*(C`0x\*(C'\fR. Default value is 65537.
+.SS "RSA-PSS Key Generation Options"
+.IX Subsection "RSA-PSS Key Generation Options"
+Note: by default an \fBRSA-PSS\fR key has no parameter restrictions.
+.IP "\fBrsa_keygen_bits\fR:\fInumbits\fR, \fBrsa_keygen_primes\fR:\fInumprimes\fR, \fBrsa_keygen_pubexp\fR:\fIvalue\fR" 4
+.IX Item "rsa_keygen_bits:numbits, rsa_keygen_primes:numprimes, rsa_keygen_pubexp:value"
+These options have the same meaning as the \fBRSA\fR algorithm.
+.IP \fBrsa_pss_keygen_md\fR:\fIdigest\fR 4
+.IX Item "rsa_pss_keygen_md:digest"
+If set the key is restricted and can only use \fIdigest\fR for signing.
+.IP \fBrsa_pss_keygen_mgf1_md\fR:\fIdigest\fR 4
+.IX Item "rsa_pss_keygen_mgf1_md:digest"
+If set the key is restricted and can only use \fIdigest\fR as it's MGF1
+parameter.
+.IP \fBrsa_pss_keygen_saltlen\fR:\fIlen\fR 4
+.IX Item "rsa_pss_keygen_saltlen:len"
+If set the key is restricted and \fIlen\fR specifies the minimum salt length.
+.SS "EC Key Generation Options"
+.IX Subsection "EC Key Generation Options"
+The EC key generation options can also be used for parameter generation.
+.IP \fBec_paramgen_curve\fR:\fIcurve\fR 4
+.IX Item "ec_paramgen_curve:curve"
+The EC curve to use. OpenSSL supports NIST curve names such as "P\-256".
+.IP \fBec_param_enc\fR:\fIencoding\fR 4
+.IX Item "ec_param_enc:encoding"
+The encoding to use for parameters. The \fIencoding\fR parameter must be either
+\&\fBnamed_curve\fR or \fBexplicit\fR. The default value is \fBnamed_curve\fR.
+.SS "DH Key Generation Options"
+.IX Subsection "DH Key Generation Options"
+.IP \fBgroup\fR:\fIname\fR 4
+.IX Item "group:name"
+The \fBparamfile\fR option is not required if a named group is used here.
+See the "DH Parameter Generation Options" section below.
+.SH "PARAMETER GENERATION OPTIONS"
+.IX Header "PARAMETER GENERATION OPTIONS"
+The options supported by each algorithm and indeed each implementation of an
+algorithm can vary. The options for the OpenSSL implementations are detailed
+below.
+.SS "DSA Parameter Generation Options"
+.IX Subsection "DSA Parameter Generation Options"
+.IP \fBdsa_paramgen_bits\fR:\fInumbits\fR 4
+.IX Item "dsa_paramgen_bits:numbits"
+The number of bits in the generated prime. If not specified 2048 is used.
+.IP \fBdsa_paramgen_q_bits\fR:\fInumbits\fR 4
+.IX Item "dsa_paramgen_q_bits:numbits"
+.PD 0
+.IP \fBqbits\fR:\fInumbits\fR 4
+.IX Item "qbits:numbits"
+.PD
+The number of bits in the q parameter. Must be one of 160, 224 or 256. If not
+specified 224 is used.
+.IP \fBdsa_paramgen_md\fR:\fIdigest\fR 4
+.IX Item "dsa_paramgen_md:digest"
+.PD 0
+.IP \fBdigest\fR:\fIdigest\fR 4
+.IX Item "digest:digest"
+.PD
+The digest to use during parameter generation. Must be one of \fBsha1\fR, \fBsha224\fR
+or \fBsha256\fR. If set, then the number of bits in \fBq\fR will match the output size
+of the specified digest and the \fBdsa_paramgen_q_bits\fR parameter will be
+ignored. If not set, then a digest will be used that gives an output matching
+the number of bits in \fBq\fR, i.e. \fBsha1\fR if q length is 160, \fBsha224\fR if it 224
+or \fBsha256\fR if it is 256.
+.IP \fBproperties\fR:\fIquery\fR 4
+.IX Item "properties:query"
+The \fIdigest\fR property \fIquery\fR string to use when fetching a digest from a provider.
+.IP \fBtype\fR:\fItype\fR 4
+.IX Item "type:type"
+The type of generation to use. Set this to 1 to use legacy FIPS186\-2 parameter
+generation. The default of 0 uses FIPS186\-4 parameter generation.
+.IP \fBgindex\fR:\fIindex\fR 4
+.IX Item "gindex:index"
+The index to use for canonical generation and verification of the generator g.
+Set this to a positive value ranging from 0..255 to use this mode. Larger values
+will only use the bottom byte.
+This \fIindex\fR must then be reused during key validation to verify the value of g.
+If this value is not set then g is not verifiable. The default value is \-1.
+.IP \fBhexseed\fR:\fIseed\fR 4
+.IX Item "hexseed:seed"
+The seed \fIseed\fR data to use instead of generating a random seed internally.
+This should be used for testing purposes only. This will either produced fixed
+values for the generated parameters OR it will fail if the seed did not
+generate valid primes.
+.SS "DH Parameter Generation Options"
+.IX Subsection "DH Parameter Generation Options"
+For most use cases it is recommended to use the \fBgroup\fR option rather than
+the \fBtype\fR options. Note that the \fBgroup\fR option is not used by default if
+no parameter generation options are specified.
+.IP \fBgroup\fR:\fIname\fR 4
+.IX Item "group:name"
+.PD 0
+.IP \fBdh_param\fR:\fIname\fR 4
+.IX Item "dh_param:name"
+.PD
+Use a named DH group to select constant values for the DH parameters.
+All other options will be ignored if this value is set.
+.Sp
+Valid values that are associated with the \fBalgorithm\fR of \fB"DH"\fR are:
+"ffdhe2048", "ffdhe3072", "ffdhe4096", "ffdhe6144", "ffdhe8192",
+"modp_1536", "modp_2048", "modp_3072", "modp_4096", "modp_6144", "modp_8192".
+.Sp
+Valid values that are associated with the \fBalgorithm\fR of \fB"DHX"\fR are the
+RFC5114 names "dh_1024_160", "dh_2048_224", "dh_2048_256".
+.IP \fBdh_rfc5114\fR:\fInum\fR 4
+.IX Item "dh_rfc5114:num"
+If this option is set, then the appropriate RFC5114 parameters are used
+instead of generating new parameters. The value \fInum\fR can be one of
+1, 2 or 3 that are equivalent to using the option \fBgroup\fR with one of
+"dh_1024_160", "dh_2048_224" or "dh_2048_256".
+All other options will be ignored if this value is set.
+.IP \fBpbits\fR:\fInumbits\fR 4
+.IX Item "pbits:numbits"
+.PD 0
+.IP \fBdh_paramgen_prime_len\fR:\fInumbits\fR 4
+.IX Item "dh_paramgen_prime_len:numbits"
+.PD
+The number of bits in the prime parameter \fIp\fR. The default is 2048.
+.IP \fBqbits\fR:\fInumbits\fR 4
+.IX Item "qbits:numbits"
+.PD 0
+.IP \fBdh_paramgen_subprime_len\fR:\fInumbits\fR 4
+.IX Item "dh_paramgen_subprime_len:numbits"
+.PD
+The number of bits in the sub prime parameter \fIq\fR. The default is 224.
+Only relevant if used in conjunction with the \fBdh_paramgen_type\fR option to
+generate DHX parameters.
+.IP \fBsafeprime-generator\fR:\fIvalue\fR 4
+.IX Item "safeprime-generator:value"
+.PD 0
+.IP \fBdh_paramgen_generator\fR:\fIvalue\fR 4
+.IX Item "dh_paramgen_generator:value"
+.PD
+The value to use for the generator \fIg\fR. The default is 2.
+The \fBalgorithm\fR option must be \fB"DH"\fR for this parameter to be used.
+.IP \fBtype\fR:\fIstring\fR 4
+.IX Item "type:string"
+The type name of DH parameters to generate. Valid values are:
+.RS 4
+.IP """generator""" 4
+.IX Item """generator"""
+Use a safe prime generator with the option \fBsafeprime_generator\fR
+The \fBalgorithm\fR option must be \fB"DH"\fR.
+.IP """fips186_4""" 4
+.IX Item """fips186_4"""
+FIPS186\-4 parameter generation.
+The \fBalgorithm\fR option must be \fB"DHX"\fR.
+.IP """fips186_2""" 4
+.IX Item """fips186_2"""
+FIPS186\-4 parameter generation.
+The \fBalgorithm\fR option must be \fB"DHX"\fR.
+.IP """group""" 4
+.IX Item """group"""
+Can be used with the option \fBpbits\fR to select one of
+"ffdhe2048", "ffdhe3072", "ffdhe4096", "ffdhe6144" or "ffdhe8192".
+The \fBalgorithm\fR option must be \fB"DH"\fR.
+.IP """default""" 4
+.IX Item """default"""
+Selects a default type based on the \fBalgorithm\fR. This is used by the
+OpenSSL default provider to set the type for backwards compatibility.
+If \fBalgorithm\fR is \fB"DH"\fR then \fB"generator"\fR is used.
+If \fBalgorithm\fR is \fB"DHX"\fR then \fB"fips186_2"\fR is used.
+.RE
+.RS 4
+.RE
+.IP \fBdh_paramgen_type\fR:\fIvalue\fR 4
+.IX Item "dh_paramgen_type:value"
+The type of DH parameters to generate. Valid values are 0, 1, 2 or 3
+which correspond to setting the option \fBtype\fR to
+"generator", "fips186_2", "fips186_4" or "group".
+.IP \fBdigest\fR:\fIdigest\fR 4
+.IX Item "digest:digest"
+The digest to use during parameter generation. Must be one of \fBsha1\fR, \fBsha224\fR
+or \fBsha256\fR. If set, then the number of bits in \fBqbits\fR will match the output
+size of the specified digest and the \fBqbits\fR parameter will be
+ignored. If not set, then a digest will be used that gives an output matching
+the number of bits in \fBq\fR, i.e. \fBsha1\fR if q length is 160, \fBsha224\fR if it is
+224 or \fBsha256\fR if it is 256.
+This is only used by "fips186_4" and "fips186_2" key generation.
+.IP \fBproperties\fR:\fIquery\fR 4
+.IX Item "properties:query"
+The \fIdigest\fR property \fIquery\fR string to use when fetching a digest from a provider.
+This is only used by "fips186_4" and "fips186_2" key generation.
+.IP \fBgindex\fR:\fIindex\fR 4
+.IX Item "gindex:index"
+The index to use for canonical generation and verification of the generator g.
+Set this to a positive value ranging from 0..255 to use this mode. Larger values
+will only use the bottom byte.
+This \fIindex\fR must then be reused during key validation to verify the value of g.
+If this value is not set then g is not verifiable. The default value is \-1.
+This is only used by "fips186_4" and "fips186_2" key generation.
+.IP \fBhexseed\fR:\fIseed\fR 4
+.IX Item "hexseed:seed"
+The seed \fIseed\fR data to use instead of generating a random seed internally.
+This should be used for testing purposes only. This will either produced fixed
+values for the generated parameters OR it will fail if the seed did not
+generate valid primes.
+This is only used by "fips186_4" and "fips186_2" key generation.
+.SS "EC Parameter Generation Options"
+.IX Subsection "EC Parameter Generation Options"
+The EC parameter generation options are the same as for key generation. See
+"EC Key Generation Options" above.
+.SH NOTES
+.IX Header "NOTES"
+The use of the genpkey program is encouraged over the algorithm specific
+utilities because additional algorithm options and ENGINE provided algorithms
+can be used.
+.SH EXAMPLES
+.IX Header "EXAMPLES"
+Generate an RSA private key using default parameters:
+.PP
+.Vb 1
+\& openssl genpkey \-algorithm RSA \-out key.pem
+.Ve
+.PP
+Encrypt output private key using 128 bit AES and the passphrase "hello":
+.PP
+.Vb 1
+\& openssl genpkey \-algorithm RSA \-out key.pem \-aes\-128\-cbc \-pass pass:hello
+.Ve
+.PP
+Generate a 2048 bit RSA key using 3 as the public exponent:
+.PP
+.Vb 2
+\& openssl genpkey \-algorithm RSA \-out key.pem \e
+\& \-pkeyopt rsa_keygen_bits:2048 \-pkeyopt rsa_keygen_pubexp:3
+.Ve
+.PP
+Generate 2048 bit DSA parameters that can be validated: The output values for
+gindex and seed are required for key validation purposes and are not saved to
+the output pem file).
+.PP
+.Vb 2
+\& openssl genpkey \-genparam \-algorithm DSA \-out dsap.pem \-pkeyopt pbits:2048 \e
+\& \-pkeyopt qbits:224 \-pkeyopt digest:SHA256 \-pkeyopt gindex:1 \-text
+.Ve
+.PP
+Generate DSA key from parameters:
+.PP
+.Vb 1
+\& openssl genpkey \-paramfile dsap.pem \-out dsakey.pem
+.Ve
+.PP
+Generate 4096 bit DH Key using safe prime group ffdhe4096:
+.PP
+.Vb 1
+\& openssl genpkey \-algorithm DH \-out dhkey.pem \-pkeyopt group:ffdhe4096
+.Ve
+.PP
+Generate 2048 bit X9.42 DH key with 256 bit subgroup using RFC5114 group3:
+.PP
+.Vb 1
+\& openssl genpkey \-algorithm DHX \-out dhkey.pem \-pkeyopt dh_rfc5114:3
+.Ve
+.PP
+Generate a DH key using a DH parameters file:
+.PP
+.Vb 1
+\& openssl genpkey \-paramfile dhp.pem \-out dhkey.pem
+.Ve
+.PP
+Output DH parameters for safe prime group ffdhe2048:
+.PP
+.Vb 1
+\& openssl genpkey \-genparam \-algorithm DH \-out dhp.pem \-pkeyopt group:ffdhe2048
+.Ve
+.PP
+Output 2048 bit X9.42 DH parameters with 224 bit subgroup using RFC5114 group2:
+.PP
+.Vb 1
+\& openssl genpkey \-genparam \-algorithm DHX \-out dhp.pem \-pkeyopt dh_rfc5114:2
+.Ve
+.PP
+Output 2048 bit X9.42 DH parameters with 224 bit subgroup using FIP186\-4 keygen:
+.PP
+.Vb 3
+\& openssl genpkey \-genparam \-algorithm DHX \-out dhp.pem \-text \e
+\& \-pkeyopt pbits:2048 \-pkeyopt qbits:224 \-pkeyopt digest:SHA256 \e
+\& \-pkeyopt gindex:1 \-pkeyopt dh_paramgen_type:2
+.Ve
+.PP
+Output 1024 bit X9.42 DH parameters with 160 bit subgroup using FIP186\-2 keygen:
+.PP
+.Vb 3
+\& openssl genpkey \-genparam \-algorithm DHX \-out dhp.pem \-text \e
+\& \-pkeyopt pbits:1024 \-pkeyopt qbits:160 \-pkeyopt digest:SHA1 \e
+\& \-pkeyopt gindex:1 \-pkeyopt dh_paramgen_type:1
+.Ve
+.PP
+Output 2048 bit DH parameters:
+.PP
+.Vb 2
+\& openssl genpkey \-genparam \-algorithm DH \-out dhp.pem \e
+\& \-pkeyopt dh_paramgen_prime_len:2048
+.Ve
+.PP
+Output 2048 bit DH parameters using a generator:
+.PP
+.Vb 3
+\& openssl genpkey \-genparam \-algorithm DH \-out dhpx.pem \e
+\& \-pkeyopt dh_paramgen_prime_len:2048 \e
+\& \-pkeyopt dh_paramgen_type:1
+.Ve
+.PP
+Generate EC parameters:
+.PP
+.Vb 3
+\& openssl genpkey \-genparam \-algorithm EC \-out ecp.pem \e
+\& \-pkeyopt ec_paramgen_curve:secp384r1 \e
+\& \-pkeyopt ec_param_enc:named_curve
+.Ve
+.PP
+Generate EC key from parameters:
+.PP
+.Vb 1
+\& openssl genpkey \-paramfile ecp.pem \-out eckey.pem
+.Ve
+.PP
+Generate EC key directly:
+.PP
+.Vb 3
+\& openssl genpkey \-algorithm EC \-out eckey.pem \e
+\& \-pkeyopt ec_paramgen_curve:P\-384 \e
+\& \-pkeyopt ec_param_enc:named_curve
+.Ve
+.PP
+Generate an X25519 private key:
+.PP
+.Vb 1
+\& openssl genpkey \-algorithm X25519 \-out xkey.pem
+.Ve
+.PP
+Generate an ED448 private key:
+.PP
+.Vb 1
+\& openssl genpkey \-algorithm ED448 \-out xkey.pem
+.Ve
+.SH HISTORY
+.IX Header "HISTORY"
+The ability to use NIST curve names, and to generate an EC key directly,
+were added in OpenSSL 1.0.2.
+The ability to generate X25519 keys was added in OpenSSL 1.1.0.
+The ability to generate X448, ED25519 and ED448 keys was added in OpenSSL 1.1.1.
+.PP
+The \fB\-engine\fR option was deprecated in OpenSSL 3.0.
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