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tldr/pages/common/openssl-genrsa.md
Luca Dorigo 9bfeb25d16
openssl-genrsa: add page (#4050)
Co-authored-by: Zlatan Vasović <zlatanvasovic@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: Ein Verne <git@einverne.info>
Co-authored-by: Starbeamrainbowlabs <sbrl@starbeamrainbowlabs.com>
2020-05-28 11:03:35 +02:00

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openssl genrsa

OpenSSL command to generate RSA private keys. More information: https://www.openssl.org/docs/man1.0.2/man1/genrsa.html.

  • Generate an RSA private key of 2048 bits to stdout:

openssl genrsa

  • Save an RSA private key of an arbitrary number of bits to the output file:

openssl genrsa -out {{output_file.key}} {{1234}}

  • Generate an RSA private key and encrypt it with AES256 (you will be prompted for a passphrase):

openssl genrsa {{-aes256}}