.TH "PKI \-\-REQ" 1 "2013-07-31" "@PACKAGE_VERSION@" "strongSwan"
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.SH "NAME"
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pki \-\-req \- Create a PKCS#10 certificate request
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.SH "SYNOPSIS"
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.SY pki\ \-\-req
.OP \-\-in file
.OP \-\-type type
.BI \-\-dn\~ distinguished-name
.OP \-\-san subjectAltName
.OP \-\-password password
.OP \-\-digest digest
.OP \-\-outform encoding
.OP \-\-debug level
.YS
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.SY pki\ \-\-req
.BI \-\-options\~ file
.YS
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.SY "pki \-\-req"
.B \-h
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.B \-\-help
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.SH "DESCRIPTION"
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This sub-command of
.BR pki (1)
is used to create a PKCS#10 certificate request.
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.SH "OPTIONS"
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.TP
.B "\-h, \-\-help"
Print usage information with a summary of the available options.
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.BI "\-v, \-\-debug " level
Set debug level, default: 1.
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.BI "\-+, \-\-options " file
Read command line options from \fIfile\fR.
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.BI "\-i, \-\-in " file
Private key input file. If not given the key is read from \fISTDIN\fR.
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.BI "\-t, \-\-type " type
Type of the input key. Either \fIrsa\fR or \fIecdsa\fR, defaults to \fIrsa\fR.
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.BI "\-d, \-\-dn " distinguished-name
Subject distinguished name (DN). Required.
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.BI "\-a, \-\-san " subjectAltName
subjectAltName extension to include in request. Can be used multiple times.
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.BI "\-p, \-\-password " password
The challengePassword to include in the certificate request.
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.BI "\-g, \-\-digest " digest
Digest to use for signature creation. One of \fImd5\fR, \fIsha1\fR,
\fIsha224\fR, \fIsha256\fR, \fIsha384\fR, or \fIsha512\fR.  The default is
determined based on the type and size of the signature key.
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.BI "\-f, \-\-outform " encoding
Encoding of the created certificate file. Either \fIder\fR (ASN.1 DER) or
\fIpem\fR (Base64 PEM), defaults to \fIder\fR.
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.SH "EXAMPLES"
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Generate a certificate request for an RSA key, with a subjectAltName extension:
.PP
.EX
  pki \-\-req \-\-in key.der \-\-dn "C=CH, O=strongSwan, CN=moon" \\
       \-\-san moon@strongswan.org > req.der
.EE
.PP
Generate a certificate request for an ECDSA key and a different digest:
.PP
.EX
  pki \-\-req \-\-in key.der \-\-type ecdsa \-\-digest sha256 \\
      \-\-dn "C=CH, O=strongSwan, CN=carol"  > req.der
.EE
.PP
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.SH "SEE ALSO"
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.BR pki (1)