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gendsa(1ssl)
NAME
  gendsa - Generate a DSA private key from a set of parameters

SYNOPSIS
  openssl gendsa [-out filename] [-des] [-des3] [-idea] [-rand filename]
  [paramfile]

OPTIONS
  -des|-des3|-idea
	  Encrypts the private key with the DES, triple DES, or the  IDEA
	  ciphers respectively before outputting it. A pass phrase is
	  prompted for. If none of these options is specified no encryption
	  is used.

  -rand filename
	  A file or files containing random data used to seed the random
	  number generator, or an EGD socket. (See RAND_egd(3).) Multiple
	  files can be specified separated by an OS-dependent character. The
	  separator is a semicolon (;) for MS-Windows, a comma (,) for
	  OpenVMS, and a colon (:) for all others.

  paramfile
	  Specifies the DSA parameter file to use. The parameters in this
	  file determine the size of the private key. DSA parameters can be
	  generated and examined using the openssl dsaparam command.

DESCRIPTION
  The gendsa command generates a DSA private key from a DSA parameter file
  (which will be typically generated by the openssl dsaparam command).

NOTES
  DSA key generation is little more than random number generation, so it is
  much quicker than RSA key generation.

SEE ALSO
  Commands: dsaparam(1ssl), dsa(1ssl), genrsa(1ssl), rsa(1ssl)

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