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=head1 NAME

openssl-spkac,

spkac - SPKAC printing and generating utility

=head1 SYNOPSIS

B<openssl> B<spkac>

[B<-help>]

[B<-in filename>]

[B<-out filename>]

[B<-key keyfile>]

[B<-keyform PEM|DER|ENGINE>]

[B<-passin arg>]

[B<-challenge string>]

[B<-pubkey>]

[B<-spkac spkacname>]

[B<-spksect section>]

[B<-noout>]

[B<-verify>]

[B<-engine id>]

=head1 DESCRIPTION

The B<spkac> command processes Netscape signed public key and challenge

(SPKAC) files. It can print out their contents, verify the signature and

produce its own SPKACs from a supplied private key.

=head1 OPTIONS

=over 4

=item B<-help>

Print out a usage message.

=item B<-in filename>

This specifies the input filename to read from or standard input if this

option is not specified. Ignored if the B<-key> option is used.

=item B<-out filename>

Specifies the output filename to write to or standard output by

default.

=item B<-key keyfile>

Create an SPKAC file using the private key in B<keyfile>. The

B<-in>, B<-noout>, B<-spksect> and B<-verify> options are ignored if

present.

=item B<-keyform PEM|DER|ENGINE>

Whether the key format is PEM, DER, or an engine-backed key.

The default is PEM.

=item B<-passin password>

The input file password source. For more information about the format of B<arg>

see the B<PASS PHRASE ARGUMENTS> section in L<openssl(1)>.

=item B<-challenge string>

Specifies the challenge string if an SPKAC is being created.

=item B<-spkac spkacname>

Allows an alternative name form the variable containing the

SPKAC. The default is "SPKAC". This option affects both

generated and input SPKAC files.

=item B<-spksect section>

Allows an alternative name form the section containing the

SPKAC. The default is the default section.

=item B<-noout>

Don't output the text version of the SPKAC (not used if an

SPKAC is being created).

=item B<-pubkey>

Output the public key of an SPKAC (not used if an SPKAC is

being created).

=item B<-verify>

Verifies the digital signature on the supplied SPKAC.

=item B<-engine id>

Specifying an engine (by its unique B<id> string) will cause B<spkac>

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.

=back

=head1 EXAMPLES

Print out the contents of an SPKAC:

 openssl spkac -in spkac.cnf

Verify the signature of an SPKAC:

 openssl spkac -in spkac.cnf -noout -verify

Create an SPKAC using the challenge string "hello":

 openssl spkac -key key.pem -challenge hello -out spkac.cnf

Example of an SPKAC, (long lines split up for clarity):

 SPKAC=MIG5MGUwXDANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQEFAANLADBIAkEA\

 1cCoq2Wa3Ixs47uI7FPVwHVIPDx5yso105Y6zpozam135a\

 8R0CpoRvkkigIyXfcCjiVi5oWk+6FfPaD03uPFoQIDAQAB\

 FgVoZWxsbzANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQQFAANBAFpQtY/FojdwkJ\

 h1bEIYuc2EeM2KHTWPEepWYeawvHD0gQ3DngSC75YCWnnD\

 dq+NQ3F+X4deMx9AaEglZtULwV4=

=head1 NOTES

A created SPKAC with suitable DN components appended can be fed into

the B<ca> utility.

SPKACs are typically generated by Netscape when a form is submitted

containing the B<KEYGEN> tag as part of the certificate enrollment

process.

The challenge string permits a primitive form of proof of possession

of private key. By checking the SPKAC signature and a random challenge

string some guarantee is given that the user knows the private key

corresponding to the public key being certified. This is important in

some applications. Without this it is possible for a previous SPKAC

to be used in a "replay attack".

=head1 SEE ALSO

L<ca(1)>

=head1 COPYRIGHT

Copyright 2000-2018 The OpenSSL Project Authors. All Rights Reserved.

Licensed under the OpenSSL license (the "License").  You may not use

this file except in compliance with the License.  You can obtain a copy

in the file LICENSE in the source distribution or at

L<https://www.openssl.org/source/license.html>.

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