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       =pod
       =head1 NAME
       genrsa - generate an RSA private key
       =head1 SYNOPSIS
       B<openssl> B<genrsa>
       [B<-out filename>]
       [B<-passout arg>]
       [B<-aes128>]
       [B<-aes128>]
       [B<-aes192>]
       [B<-aes256>]
       [B<-camellia128>]
       [B<-camellia192>]
       [B<-camellia256>]
       [B<-aes192>]
       [B<-aes256>]
       [B<-camellia128>]
       [B<-camellia192>]
       [B<-camellia256>]
       [B<-des>]
       [B<-des3>]
       [B<-idea>]
       [B<-f4>]
       [B<-3>]
       [B<-rand file(s)>]
       [B<-engine id>]
       [B<numbits>]
       =head1 DESCRIPTION
       The B<genrsa> command generates an RSA private key.
       =head1 OPTIONS
       =over 4
       =item B<-out filename>
       the output filename. If this argument is not specified then standard output is
       used.
       =item B<-passout arg>
       the output file password source. For more information about the format of B<arg>
       see the B<PASS PHRASE ARGUMENTS> section in L<openssl(1)|openssl(1)>.
       =item B<-aes128|-aes192|-aes256|-camellia128|-camellia192|-camellia256|-des|-des3|-idea>
       These options encrypt the private key with specified
       cipher before outputting it. If none of these options is
       specified no encryption is used. If encryption is used a pass phrase is prompted
       for if it is not supplied via the B<-passout> argument.
       =item B<-F4|-3>
       the public exponent to use, either 65537 or 3. The default is 65537.
       =item B<-rand file(s)>
       a file or files containing random data used to seed the random number
       generator, or an EGD socket (see L<RAND_egd(3)|RAND_egd(3)>).
       Multiple files can be specified separated by a OS-dependent character.
       The separator is B<;> for MS-Windows, B<,> for OpenVMS, and B<:> for
       all others.
       =item B<-engine id>
       specifying an engine (by its unique B<id> string) will cause B<genrsa>
       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.
       =item B<numbits>
       the size of the private key to generate in bits. This must be the last option
       specified. The default is 512.
       =back
       =head1 NOTES
       RSA private key generation essentially involves the generation of two prime
       numbers. When generating a private key various symbols will be output to
       indicate the progress of the generation. A B<.> represents each number which
       has passed an initial sieve test, B<+> means a number has passed a single
       round of the Miller-Rabin primality test. A newline means that the number has
       passed all the prime tests (the actual number depends on the key size).
       Because key generation is a random process the time taken to generate a key
       may vary somewhat.
       =head1 BUGS
       A quirk of the prime generation algorithm is that it cannot generate small
       primes. Therefore the number of bits should not be less that 64. For typical
       private keys this will not matter because for security reasons they will
       be much larger (typically 1024 bits).
       =head1 SEE ALSO
       L<gendsa(1)|gendsa(1)>
       =cut