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+.\" ========================================================================
+.\"
+.IX Title "REQ 1"
+.TH REQ 1 "2020-03-22" "1.1.1i" "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\-req,
+req \- PKCS#10 certificate request and certificate generating utility
+.SH "LIBRARY"
+libcrypto, -lcrypto
+.SH "SYNOPSIS"
+.IX Header "SYNOPSIS"
+\&\fBopenssl\fR \fBreq\fR
+[\fB\-help\fR]
+[\fB\-inform PEM|DER\fR]
+[\fB\-outform PEM|DER\fR]
+[\fB\-in filename\fR]
+[\fB\-passin arg\fR]
+[\fB\-out filename\fR]
+[\fB\-passout arg\fR]
+[\fB\-text\fR]
+[\fB\-pubkey\fR]
+[\fB\-noout\fR]
+[\fB\-verify\fR]
+[\fB\-modulus\fR]
+[\fB\-new\fR]
+[\fB\-rand file...\fR]
+[\fB\-writerand file\fR]
+[\fB\-newkey rsa:bits\fR]
+[\fB\-newkey alg:file\fR]
+[\fB\-nodes\fR]
+[\fB\-key filename\fR]
+[\fB\-keyform PEM|DER\fR]
+[\fB\-keyout filename\fR]
+[\fB\-keygen_engine id\fR]
+[\fB\-\f(BIdigest\fB\fR]
+[\fB\-config filename\fR]
+[\fB\-multivalue\-rdn\fR]
+[\fB\-x509\fR]
+[\fB\-days n\fR]
+[\fB\-set_serial n\fR]
+[\fB\-newhdr\fR]
+[\fB\-addext ext\fR]
+[\fB\-extensions section\fR]
+[\fB\-reqexts section\fR]
+[\fB\-precert\fR]
+[\fB\-utf8\fR]
+[\fB\-nameopt\fR]
+[\fB\-reqopt\fR]
+[\fB\-subject\fR]
+[\fB\-subj arg\fR]
+[\fB\-sigopt nm:v\fR]
+[\fB\-batch\fR]
+[\fB\-verbose\fR]
+[\fB\-engine id\fR]
+.SH "DESCRIPTION"
+.IX Header "DESCRIPTION"
+The \fBreq\fR command primarily creates and processes certificate requests
+in PKCS#10 format. It can additionally create self signed certificates
+for use as root CAs for example.
+.SH "OPTIONS"
+.IX Header "OPTIONS"
+.IP "\fB\-help\fR" 4
+.IX Item "-help"
+Print out a usage message.
+.IP "\fB\-inform DER|PEM\fR" 4
+.IX Item "-inform DER|PEM"
+This specifies the input format. The \fB\s-1DER\s0\fR option uses an \s-1ASN1 DER\s0 encoded
+form compatible with the PKCS#10. The \fB\s-1PEM\s0\fR form is the default format: it
+consists of the \fB\s-1DER\s0\fR format base64 encoded with additional header and
+footer lines.
+.IP "\fB\-outform DER|PEM\fR" 4
+.IX Item "-outform DER|PEM"
+This specifies the output format, the options have the same meaning and default
+as the \fB\-inform\fR option.
+.IP "\fB\-in filename\fR" 4
+.IX Item "-in filename"
+This specifies the input filename to read a request from or standard input
+if this option is not specified. A request is only read if the creation
+options (\fB\-new\fR and \fB\-newkey\fR) are not specified.
+.IP "\fB\-sigopt nm:v\fR" 4
+.IX Item "-sigopt nm:v"
+Pass options to the signature algorithm during sign or verify operations.
+Names and values of these options are algorithm-specific.
+.IP "\fB\-passin arg\fR" 4
+.IX Item "-passin arg"
+The input file password source. For more information about the format of \fBarg\fR
+see the \fB\s-1PASS PHRASE ARGUMENTS\s0\fR section in \fBopenssl\fR\|(1).
+.IP "\fB\-out filename\fR" 4
+.IX Item "-out filename"
+This specifies the output filename to write to or standard output by
+default.
+.IP "\fB\-passout arg\fR" 4
+.IX Item "-passout arg"
+The output file password source. For more information about the format of \fBarg\fR
+see the \fB\s-1PASS PHRASE ARGUMENTS\s0\fR section in \fBopenssl\fR\|(1).
+.IP "\fB\-text\fR" 4
+.IX Item "-text"
+Prints out the certificate request in text form.
+.IP "\fB\-subject\fR" 4
+.IX Item "-subject"
+Prints out the request subject (or certificate subject if \fB\-x509\fR is
+specified)
+.IP "\fB\-pubkey\fR" 4
+.IX Item "-pubkey"
+Outputs the public key.
+.IP "\fB\-noout\fR" 4
+.IX Item "-noout"
+This option prevents output of the encoded version of the request.
+.IP "\fB\-modulus\fR" 4
+.IX Item "-modulus"
+This option prints out the value of the modulus of the public key
+contained in the request.
+.IP "\fB\-verify\fR" 4
+.IX Item "-verify"
+Verifies the signature on the request.
+.IP "\fB\-new\fR" 4
+.IX Item "-new"
+This option generates a new certificate request. It will prompt
+the user for the relevant field values. The actual fields
+prompted for and their maximum and minimum sizes are specified
+in the configuration file and any requested extensions.
+.Sp
+If the \fB\-key\fR option is not used it will generate a new \s-1RSA\s0 private
+key using information specified in the configuration file.
+.IP "\fB\-rand file...\fR" 4
+.IX Item "-rand file..."
+A file or files containing random data used to seed the random number
+generator.
+Multiple files can be specified separated by an OS-dependent character.
+The separator is \fB;\fR for MS-Windows, \fB,\fR for OpenVMS, and \fB:\fR for
+all others.
+.IP "[\fB\-writerand file\fR]" 4
+.IX Item "[-writerand file]"
+Writes random data to the specified \fIfile\fR upon exit.
+This can be used with a subsequent \fB\-rand\fR flag.
+.IP "\fB\-newkey arg\fR" 4
+.IX Item "-newkey arg"
+This option creates a new certificate request and a new private
+key. The argument takes one of several forms. \fBrsa:nbits\fR, where
+\&\fBnbits\fR is the number of bits, generates an \s-1RSA\s0 key \fBnbits\fR
+in size. If \fBnbits\fR is omitted, i.e. \fB\-newkey rsa\fR specified,
+the default key size, specified in the configuration file is used.
+.Sp
+All other algorithms support the \fB\-newkey alg:file\fR form, where file may be
+an algorithm parameter file, created by the \fBgenpkey \-genparam\fR command
+or and X.509 certificate for a key with appropriate algorithm.
+.Sp
+\&\fBparam:file\fR generates a key using the parameter file or certificate \fBfile\fR,
+the algorithm is determined by the parameters. \fBalgname:file\fR use algorithm
+\&\fBalgname\fR and parameter file \fBfile\fR: the two algorithms must match or an
+error occurs. \fBalgname\fR just uses algorithm \fBalgname\fR, and parameters,
+if necessary should be specified via \fB\-pkeyopt\fR parameter.
+.Sp
+\&\fBdsa:filename\fR generates a \s-1DSA\s0 key using the parameters
+in the file \fBfilename\fR. \fBec:filename\fR generates \s-1EC\s0 key (usable both with
+\&\s-1ECDSA\s0 or \s-1ECDH\s0 algorithms), \fBgost2001:filename\fR generates \s-1GOST R
+34.10\-2001\s0 key (requires \fBccgost\fR engine configured in the configuration
+file). If just \fBgost2001\fR is specified a parameter set should be
+specified by \fB\-pkeyopt paramset:X\fR
+.IP "\fB\-pkeyopt opt:value\fR" 4
+.IX Item "-pkeyopt opt:value"
+Set the public key algorithm option \fBopt\fR to \fBvalue\fR. The precise set of
+options supported depends on the public key algorithm used and its
+implementation. See \fB\s-1KEY GENERATION OPTIONS\s0\fR in the \fBgenpkey\fR manual page
+for more details.
+.IP "\fB\-key filename\fR" 4
+.IX Item "-key filename"
+This specifies the file to read the private key from. It also
+accepts PKCS#8 format private keys for \s-1PEM\s0 format files.
+.IP "\fB\-keyform PEM|DER\fR" 4
+.IX Item "-keyform PEM|DER"
+The format of the private key file specified in the \fB\-key\fR
+argument. \s-1PEM\s0 is the default.
+.IP "\fB\-keyout filename\fR" 4
+.IX Item "-keyout filename"
+This gives the filename to write the newly created private key to.
+If this option is not specified then the filename present in the
+configuration file is used.
+.IP "\fB\-nodes\fR" 4
+.IX Item "-nodes"
+If this option is specified then if a private key is created it
+will not be encrypted.
+.IP "\fB\-\f(BIdigest\fB\fR" 4
+.IX Item "-digest"
+This specifies the message digest to sign the request.
+Any digest supported by the OpenSSL \fBdgst\fR command can be used.
+This overrides the digest algorithm specified in
+the configuration file.
+.Sp
+Some public key algorithms may override this choice. For instance, \s-1DSA\s0
+signatures always use \s-1SHA1, GOST R 34.10\s0 signatures always use
+\&\s-1GOST R 34.11\-94\s0 (\fB\-md_gost94\fR), Ed25519 and Ed448 never use any digest.
+.IP "\fB\-config filename\fR" 4
+.IX Item "-config filename"
+This allows an alternative configuration file to be specified.
+Optional; for a description of the default value,
+see \*(L"\s-1COMMAND SUMMARY\*(R"\s0 in \fBopenssl\fR\|(1).
+.IP "\fB\-subj arg\fR" 4
+.IX Item "-subj arg"
+Sets subject name for new request or supersedes the subject name
+when processing a request.
+The arg must be formatted as \fI/type0=value0/type1=value1/type2=...\fR.
+Keyword characters may be escaped by \e (backslash), and whitespace is retained.
+Empty values are permitted, but the corresponding type will not be included
+in the request.
+.IP "\fB\-multivalue\-rdn\fR" 4
+.IX Item "-multivalue-rdn"
+This option causes the \-subj argument to be interpreted with full
+support for multivalued RDNs. Example:
+.Sp
+\&\fI/DC=org/DC=OpenSSL/DC=users/UID=123456+CN=John Doe\fR
+.Sp
+If \-multi\-rdn is not used then the \s-1UID\s0 value is \fI123456+CN=John Doe\fR.
+.IP "\fB\-x509\fR" 4
+.IX Item "-x509"
+This option outputs a self signed certificate instead of a certificate
+request. This is typically used to generate a test certificate or
+a self signed root \s-1CA.\s0 The extensions added to the certificate
+(if any) are specified in the configuration file. Unless specified
+using the \fBset_serial\fR option, a large random number will be used for
+the serial number.
+.Sp
+If existing request is specified with the \fB\-in\fR option, it is converted
+to the self signed certificate otherwise new request is created.
+.IP "\fB\-days n\fR" 4
+.IX Item "-days n"
+When the \fB\-x509\fR option is being used this specifies the number of
+days to certify the certificate for, otherwise it is ignored. \fBn\fR should
+be a positive integer. The default is 30 days.
+.IP "\fB\-set_serial n\fR" 4
+.IX Item "-set_serial n"
+Serial number to use when outputting a self signed certificate. This
+may be specified as a decimal value or a hex value if preceded by \fB0x\fR.
+.IP "\fB\-addext ext\fR" 4
+.IX Item "-addext ext"
+Add a specific extension to the certificate (if the \fB\-x509\fR option is
+present) or certificate request. The argument must have the form of
+a key=value pair as it would appear in a config file.
+.Sp
+This option can be given multiple times.
+.IP "\fB\-extensions section\fR" 4
+.IX Item "-extensions section"
+.PD 0
+.IP "\fB\-reqexts section\fR" 4
+.IX Item "-reqexts section"
+.PD
+These options specify alternative sections to include certificate
+extensions (if the \fB\-x509\fR option is present) or certificate
+request extensions. This allows several different sections to
+be used in the same configuration file to specify requests for
+a variety of purposes.
+.IP "\fB\-precert\fR" 4
+.IX Item "-precert"
+A poison extension will be added to the certificate, making it a
+\&\*(L"pre-certificate\*(R" (see \s-1RFC6962\s0). This can be submitted to Certificate
+Transparency logs in order to obtain signed certificate timestamps (SCTs).
+These SCTs can then be embedded into the pre-certificate as an extension, before
+removing the poison and signing the certificate.
+.Sp
+This implies the \fB\-new\fR flag.
+.IP "\fB\-utf8\fR" 4
+.IX Item "-utf8"
+This option causes field values to be interpreted as \s-1UTF8\s0 strings, by
+default they are interpreted as \s-1ASCII.\s0 This means that the field
+values, whether prompted from a terminal or obtained from a
+configuration file, must be valid \s-1UTF8\s0 strings.
+.IP "\fB\-nameopt option\fR" 4
+.IX Item "-nameopt option"
+Option which determines how the subject or issuer names are displayed. The
+\&\fBoption\fR argument can be a single option or multiple options separated by
+commas. Alternatively the \fB\-nameopt\fR switch may be used more than once to
+set multiple options. See the \fBx509\fR\|(1) manual page for details.
+.IP "\fB\-reqopt\fR" 4
+.IX Item "-reqopt"
+Customise the output format used with \fB\-text\fR. The \fBoption\fR argument can be
+a single option or multiple options separated by commas.
+.Sp
+See discussion of the \fB\-certopt\fR parameter in the \fBx509\fR\|(1)
+command.
+.IP "\fB\-newhdr\fR" 4
+.IX Item "-newhdr"
+Adds the word \fB\s-1NEW\s0\fR to the \s-1PEM\s0 file header and footer lines on the outputted
+request. Some software (Netscape certificate server) and some CAs need this.
+.IP "\fB\-batch\fR" 4
+.IX Item "-batch"
+Non-interactive mode.
+.IP "\fB\-verbose\fR" 4
+.IX Item "-verbose"
+Print extra details about the operations being performed.
+.IP "\fB\-engine id\fR" 4
+.IX Item "-engine id"
+Specifying an engine (by its unique \fBid\fR string) will cause \fBreq\fR
+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.
+.IP "\fB\-keygen_engine id\fR" 4
+.IX Item "-keygen_engine id"
+Specifies an engine (by its unique \fBid\fR string) which would be used
+for key generation operations.
+.SH "CONFIGURATION FILE FORMAT"
+.IX Header "CONFIGURATION FILE FORMAT"
+The configuration options are specified in the \fBreq\fR section of
+the configuration file. As with all configuration files if no
+value is specified in the specific section (i.e. \fBreq\fR) then
+the initial unnamed or \fBdefault\fR section is searched too.
+.PP
+The options available are described in detail below.
+.IP "\fBinput_password output_password\fR" 4
+.IX Item "input_password output_password"
+The passwords for the input private key file (if present) and
+the output private key file (if one will be created). The
+command line options \fBpassin\fR and \fBpassout\fR override the
+configuration file values.
+.IP "\fBdefault_bits\fR" 4
+.IX Item "default_bits"
+Specifies the default key size in bits.
+.Sp
+This option is used in conjunction with the \fB\-new\fR option to generate
+a new key. It can be overridden by specifying an explicit key size in
+the \fB\-newkey\fR option. The smallest accepted key size is 512 bits. If
+no key size is specified then 2048 bits is used.
+.IP "\fBdefault_keyfile\fR" 4
+.IX Item "default_keyfile"
+This is the default filename to write a private key to. If not
+specified the key is written to standard output. This can be
+overridden by the \fB\-keyout\fR option.
+.IP "\fBoid_file\fR" 4
+.IX Item "oid_file"
+This specifies a file containing additional \fB\s-1OBJECT IDENTIFIERS\s0\fR.
+Each line of the file should consist of the numerical form of the
+object identifier followed by white space then the short name followed
+by white space and finally the long name.
+.IP "\fBoid_section\fR" 4
+.IX Item "oid_section"
+This specifies a section in the configuration file containing extra
+object identifiers. Each line should consist of the short name of the
+object identifier followed by \fB=\fR and the numerical form. The short
+and long names are the same when this option is used.
+.IP "\fB\s-1RANDFILE\s0\fR" 4
+.IX Item "RANDFILE"
+At startup the specified file is loaded into the random number generator,
+and at exit 256 bytes will be written to it.
+It is used for private key generation.
+.IP "\fBencrypt_key\fR" 4
+.IX Item "encrypt_key"
+If this is set to \fBno\fR then if a private key is generated it is
+\&\fBnot\fR encrypted. This is equivalent to the \fB\-nodes\fR command line
+option. For compatibility \fBencrypt_rsa_key\fR is an equivalent option.
+.IP "\fBdefault_md\fR" 4
+.IX Item "default_md"
+This option specifies the digest algorithm to use. Any digest supported by the
+OpenSSL \fBdgst\fR command can be used. This option can be overridden on the
+command line. Certain signing algorithms (i.e. Ed25519 and Ed448) will ignore
+any digest that has been set.
+.IP "\fBstring_mask\fR" 4
+.IX Item "string_mask"
+This option masks out the use of certain string types in certain
+fields. Most users will not need to change this option.
+.Sp
+It can be set to several values \fBdefault\fR which is also the default
+option uses PrintableStrings, T61Strings and BMPStrings if the
+\&\fBpkix\fR value is used then only PrintableStrings and BMPStrings will
+be used. This follows the \s-1PKIX\s0 recommendation in \s-1RFC2459.\s0 If the
+\&\fButf8only\fR option is used then only UTF8Strings will be used: this
+is the \s-1PKIX\s0 recommendation in \s-1RFC2459\s0 after 2003. Finally the \fBnombstr\fR
+option just uses PrintableStrings and T61Strings: certain software has
+problems with BMPStrings and UTF8Strings: in particular Netscape.
+.IP "\fBreq_extensions\fR" 4
+.IX Item "req_extensions"
+This specifies the configuration file section containing a list of
+extensions to add to the certificate request. It can be overridden
+by the \fB\-reqexts\fR command line switch. See the
+\&\fBx509v3_config\fR\|(5) manual page for details of the
+extension section format.
+.IP "\fBx509_extensions\fR" 4
+.IX Item "x509_extensions"
+This specifies the configuration file section containing a list of
+extensions to add to certificate generated when the \fB\-x509\fR switch
+is used. It can be overridden by the \fB\-extensions\fR command line switch.
+.IP "\fBprompt\fR" 4
+.IX Item "prompt"
+If set to the value \fBno\fR this disables prompting of certificate fields
+and just takes values from the config file directly. It also changes the
+expected format of the \fBdistinguished_name\fR and \fBattributes\fR sections.
+.IP "\fButf8\fR" 4
+.IX Item "utf8"
+If set to the value \fByes\fR then field values to be interpreted as \s-1UTF8\s0
+strings, by default they are interpreted as \s-1ASCII.\s0 This means that
+the field values, whether prompted from a terminal or obtained from a
+configuration file, must be valid \s-1UTF8\s0 strings.
+.IP "\fBattributes\fR" 4
+.IX Item "attributes"
+This specifies the section containing any request attributes: its format
+is the same as \fBdistinguished_name\fR. Typically these may contain the
+challengePassword or unstructuredName types. They are currently ignored
+by OpenSSL's request signing utilities but some CAs might want them.
+.IP "\fBdistinguished_name\fR" 4
+.IX Item "distinguished_name"
+This specifies the section containing the distinguished name fields to
+prompt for when generating a certificate or certificate request. The format
+is described in the next section.
+.SH "DISTINGUISHED NAME AND ATTRIBUTE SECTION FORMAT"
+.IX Header "DISTINGUISHED NAME AND ATTRIBUTE SECTION FORMAT"
+There are two separate formats for the distinguished name and attribute
+sections. If the \fBprompt\fR option is set to \fBno\fR then these sections
+just consist of field names and values: for example,
+.PP
+.Vb 3
+\& CN=My Name
+\& OU=My Organization
+\& emailAddress=someone@somewhere.org
+.Ve
+.PP
+This allows external programs (e.g. \s-1GUI\s0 based) to generate a template file
+with all the field names and values and just pass it to \fBreq\fR. An example
+of this kind of configuration file is contained in the \fB\s-1EXAMPLES\s0\fR section.
+.PP
+Alternatively if the \fBprompt\fR option is absent or not set to \fBno\fR then the
+file contains field prompting information. It consists of lines of the form:
+.PP
+.Vb 4
+\& fieldName="prompt"
+\& fieldName_default="default field value"
+\& fieldName_min= 2
+\& fieldName_max= 4
+.Ve
+.PP
+\&\*(L"fieldName\*(R" is the field name being used, for example commonName (or \s-1CN\s0).
+The \*(L"prompt\*(R" string is used to ask the user to enter the relevant
+details. If the user enters nothing then the default value is used if no
+default value is present then the field is omitted. A field can
+still be omitted if a default value is present if the user just
+enters the '.' character.
+.PP
+The number of characters entered must be between the fieldName_min and
+fieldName_max limits: there may be additional restrictions based
+on the field being used (for example countryName can only ever be
+two characters long and must fit in a PrintableString).
+.PP
+Some fields (such as organizationName) can be used more than once
+in a \s-1DN.\s0 This presents a problem because configuration files will
+not recognize the same name occurring twice. To avoid this problem
+if the fieldName contains some characters followed by a full stop
+they will be ignored. So for example a second organizationName can
+be input by calling it \*(L"1.organizationName\*(R".
+.PP
+The actual permitted field names are any object identifier short or
+long names. These are compiled into OpenSSL and include the usual
+values such as commonName, countryName, localityName, organizationName,
+organizationalUnitName, stateOrProvinceName. Additionally emailAddress
+is included as well as name, surname, givenName, initials, and dnQualifier.
+.PP
+Additional object identifiers can be defined with the \fBoid_file\fR or
+\&\fBoid_section\fR options in the configuration file. Any additional fields
+will be treated as though they were a DirectoryString.
+.SH "EXAMPLES"
+.IX Header "EXAMPLES"
+Examine and verify certificate request:
+.PP
+.Vb 1
+\& openssl req \-in req.pem \-text \-verify \-noout
+.Ve
+.PP
+Create a private key and then generate a certificate request from it:
+.PP
+.Vb 2
+\& openssl genrsa \-out key.pem 2048
+\& openssl req \-new \-key key.pem \-out req.pem
+.Ve
+.PP
+The same but just using req:
+.PP
+.Vb 1
+\& openssl req \-newkey rsa:2048 \-keyout key.pem \-out req.pem
+.Ve
+.PP
+Generate a self signed root certificate:
+.PP
+.Vb 1
+\& openssl req \-x509 \-newkey rsa:2048 \-keyout key.pem \-out req.pem
+.Ve
+.PP
+Example of a file pointed to by the \fBoid_file\fR option:
+.PP
+.Vb 2
+\& 1.2.3.4 shortName A longer Name
+\& 1.2.3.6 otherName Other longer Name
+.Ve
+.PP
+Example of a section pointed to by \fBoid_section\fR making use of variable
+expansion:
+.PP
+.Vb 2
+\& testoid1=1.2.3.5
+\& testoid2=${testoid1}.6
+.Ve
+.PP
+Sample configuration file prompting for field values:
+.PP
+.Vb 6
+\& [ req ]
+\& default_bits = 2048
+\& default_keyfile = privkey.pem
+\& distinguished_name = req_distinguished_name
+\& attributes = req_attributes
+\& req_extensions = v3_ca
+\&
+\& dirstring_type = nobmp
+\&
+\& [ req_distinguished_name ]
+\& countryName = Country Name (2 letter code)
+\& countryName_default = AU
+\& countryName_min = 2
+\& countryName_max = 2
+\&
+\& localityName = Locality Name (eg, city)
+\&
+\& organizationalUnitName = Organizational Unit Name (eg, section)
+\&
+\& commonName = Common Name (eg, YOUR name)
+\& commonName_max = 64
+\&
+\& emailAddress = Email Address
+\& emailAddress_max = 40
+\&
+\& [ req_attributes ]
+\& challengePassword = A challenge password
+\& challengePassword_min = 4
+\& challengePassword_max = 20
+\&
+\& [ v3_ca ]
+\&
+\& subjectKeyIdentifier=hash
+\& authorityKeyIdentifier=keyid:always,issuer:always
+\& basicConstraints = critical, CA:true
+.Ve
+.PP
+Sample configuration containing all field values:
+.PP
+.Vb 1
+\& RANDFILE = $ENV::HOME/.rnd
+\&
+\& [ req ]
+\& default_bits = 2048
+\& default_keyfile = keyfile.pem
+\& distinguished_name = req_distinguished_name
+\& attributes = req_attributes
+\& prompt = no
+\& output_password = mypass
+\&
+\& [ req_distinguished_name ]
+\& C = GB
+\& ST = Test State or Province
+\& L = Test Locality
+\& O = Organization Name
+\& OU = Organizational Unit Name
+\& CN = Common Name
+\& emailAddress = test@email.address
+\&
+\& [ req_attributes ]
+\& challengePassword = A challenge password
+.Ve
+.PP
+Example of giving the most common attributes (subject and extensions)
+on the command line:
+.PP
+.Vb 4
+\& openssl req \-new \-subj "/C=GB/CN=foo" \e
+\& \-addext "subjectAltName = DNS:foo.co.uk" \e
+\& \-addext "certificatePolicies = 1.2.3.4" \e
+\& \-newkey rsa:2048 \-keyout key.pem \-out req.pem
+.Ve
+.SH "NOTES"
+.IX Header "NOTES"
+The header and footer lines in the \fB\s-1PEM\s0\fR format are normally:
+.PP
+.Vb 2
+\& \-\-\-\-\-BEGIN CERTIFICATE REQUEST\-\-\-\-\-
+\& \-\-\-\-\-END CERTIFICATE REQUEST\-\-\-\-\-
+.Ve
+.PP
+some software (some versions of Netscape certificate server) instead needs:
+.PP
+.Vb 2
+\& \-\-\-\-\-BEGIN NEW CERTIFICATE REQUEST\-\-\-\-\-
+\& \-\-\-\-\-END NEW CERTIFICATE REQUEST\-\-\-\-\-
+.Ve
+.PP
+which is produced with the \fB\-newhdr\fR option but is otherwise compatible.
+Either form is accepted transparently on input.
+.PP
+The certificate requests generated by \fBXenroll\fR with \s-1MSIE\s0 have extensions
+added. It includes the \fBkeyUsage\fR extension which determines the type of
+key (signature only or general purpose) and any additional OIDs entered
+by the script in an extendedKeyUsage extension.
+.SH "DIAGNOSTICS"
+.IX Header "DIAGNOSTICS"
+The following messages are frequently asked about:
+.PP
+.Vb 2
+\& Using configuration from /some/path/openssl.cnf
+\& Unable to load config info
+.Ve
+.PP
+This is followed some time later by...
+.PP
+.Vb 2
+\& unable to find \*(Aqdistinguished_name\*(Aq in config
+\& problems making Certificate Request
+.Ve
+.PP
+The first error message is the clue: it can't find the configuration
+file! Certain operations (like examining a certificate request) don't
+need a configuration file so its use isn't enforced. Generation of
+certificates or requests however does need a configuration file. This
+could be regarded as a bug.
+.PP
+Another puzzling message is this:
+.PP
+.Vb 2
+\& Attributes:
+\& a0:00
+.Ve
+.PP
+this is displayed when no attributes are present and the request includes
+the correct empty \fB\s-1SET OF\s0\fR structure (the \s-1DER\s0 encoding of which is 0xa0
+0x00). If you just see:
+.PP
+.Vb 1
+\& Attributes:
+.Ve
+.PP
+then the \fB\s-1SET OF\s0\fR is missing and the encoding is technically invalid (but
+it is tolerated). See the description of the command line option \fB\-asn1\-kludge\fR
+for more information.
+.SH "BUGS"
+.IX Header "BUGS"
+OpenSSL's handling of T61Strings (aka TeletexStrings) is broken: it effectively
+treats them as \s-1ISO\-8859\-1\s0 (Latin 1), Netscape and \s-1MSIE\s0 have similar behaviour.
+This can cause problems if you need characters that aren't available in
+PrintableStrings and you don't want to or can't use BMPStrings.
+.PP
+As a consequence of the T61String handling the only correct way to represent
+accented characters in OpenSSL is to use a BMPString: unfortunately Netscape
+currently chokes on these. If you have to use accented characters with Netscape
+and \s-1MSIE\s0 then you currently need to use the invalid T61String form.
+.PP
+The current prompting is not very friendly. It doesn't allow you to confirm what
+you've just entered. Other things like extensions in certificate requests are
+statically defined in the configuration file. Some of these: like an email
+address in subjectAltName should be input by the user.
+.SH "SEE ALSO"
+.IX Header "SEE ALSO"
+\&\fBx509\fR\|(1), \fBca\fR\|(1), \fBgenrsa\fR\|(1),
+\&\fBgendsa\fR\|(1), \fBconfig\fR\|(5),
+\&\fBx509v3_config\fR\|(5)
+.SH "COPYRIGHT"
+.IX Header "COPYRIGHT"
+Copyright 2000\-2019 The OpenSSL Project Authors. All Rights Reserved.
+.PP
+Licensed under the OpenSSL license (the \*(L"License\*(R"). You may not use
+this file except in compliance with the License. You can obtain a copy
+in the file \s-1LICENSE\s0 in the source distribution or at
+<https://www.openssl.org/source/license.html>.