1*b077aed3SPierre Pronchery=pod
2*b077aed3SPierre Pronchery{- OpenSSL::safe::output_do_not_edit_headers(); -}
3*b077aed3SPierre Pronchery
4*b077aed3SPierre Pronchery=head1 NAME
5*b077aed3SPierre Pronchery
6*b077aed3SPierre Proncheryopenssl-prime - compute prime numbers
7*b077aed3SPierre Pronchery
8*b077aed3SPierre Pronchery=head1 SYNOPSIS
9*b077aed3SPierre Pronchery
10*b077aed3SPierre ProncheryB<openssl prime>
11*b077aed3SPierre Pronchery[B<-help>]
12*b077aed3SPierre Pronchery[B<-hex>]
13*b077aed3SPierre Pronchery[B<-generate>]
14*b077aed3SPierre Pronchery[B<-bits> I<num>]
15*b077aed3SPierre Pronchery[B<-safe>]
16*b077aed3SPierre Pronchery{- $OpenSSL::safe::opt_provider_synopsis -}
17*b077aed3SPierre Pronchery[B<-checks> I<num>]
18*b077aed3SPierre Pronchery[I<number> ...]
19*b077aed3SPierre Pronchery
20*b077aed3SPierre Pronchery=head1 DESCRIPTION
21*b077aed3SPierre Pronchery
22*b077aed3SPierre ProncheryThis command checks if the specified numbers are prime.
23*b077aed3SPierre Pronchery
24*b077aed3SPierre ProncheryIf no numbers are given on the command line, the B<-generate> flag should
25*b077aed3SPierre Proncherybe used to generate primes according to the requirements specified by the
26*b077aed3SPierre Proncheryrest of the flags.
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28*b077aed3SPierre Pronchery=head1 OPTIONS
29*b077aed3SPierre Pronchery
30*b077aed3SPierre Pronchery=over 4
31*b077aed3SPierre Pronchery
32*b077aed3SPierre Pronchery=item B<-help>
33*b077aed3SPierre Pronchery
34*b077aed3SPierre ProncheryDisplay an option summary.
35*b077aed3SPierre Pronchery
36*b077aed3SPierre Pronchery=item B<-hex>
37*b077aed3SPierre Pronchery
38*b077aed3SPierre ProncheryGenerate hex output.
39*b077aed3SPierre Pronchery
40*b077aed3SPierre Pronchery=item B<-generate>
41*b077aed3SPierre Pronchery
42*b077aed3SPierre ProncheryGenerate a prime number.
43*b077aed3SPierre Pronchery
44*b077aed3SPierre Pronchery=item B<-bits> I<num>
45*b077aed3SPierre Pronchery
46*b077aed3SPierre ProncheryGenerate a prime with I<num> bits.
47*b077aed3SPierre Pronchery
48*b077aed3SPierre Pronchery=item B<-safe>
49*b077aed3SPierre Pronchery
50*b077aed3SPierre ProncheryWhen used with B<-generate>, generates a "safe" prime. If the number
51*b077aed3SPierre Proncherygenerated is I<n>, then check that C<(I<n>-1)/2> is also prime.
52*b077aed3SPierre Pronchery
53*b077aed3SPierre Pronchery{- $OpenSSL::safe::opt_provider_item -}
54*b077aed3SPierre Pronchery
55*b077aed3SPierre Pronchery=item B<-checks> I<num>
56*b077aed3SPierre Pronchery
57*b077aed3SPierre ProncheryThis parameter is ignored.
58*b077aed3SPierre Pronchery
59*b077aed3SPierre Pronchery=back
60*b077aed3SPierre Pronchery
61*b077aed3SPierre Pronchery=head1 COPYRIGHT
62*b077aed3SPierre Pronchery
63*b077aed3SPierre ProncheryCopyright 2017-2020 The OpenSSL Project Authors. All Rights Reserved.
64*b077aed3SPierre Pronchery
65*b077aed3SPierre ProncheryLicensed under the Apache License 2.0 (the "License").  You may not use
66*b077aed3SPierre Proncherythis file except in compliance with the License.  You can obtain a copy
67*b077aed3SPierre Proncheryin the file LICENSE in the source distribution or at
68*b077aed3SPierre ProncheryL<https://www.openssl.org/source/license.html>.
69*b077aed3SPierre Pronchery
70*b077aed3SPierre Pronchery=cut
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