OpenSSL commands¶
The openssl manpage provides a general overview of all the commands.
| NAME | Description |
|---|---|
| CA.pl | friendlier interface for OpenSSL certificate programs |
| asn1parse | ASN.1 parsing tool |
| c_rehash | Create symbolic links to files named by the hash values |
| ca | sample minimal CA application |
| ciphers | SSL cipher display and cipher list tool. |
| cms | CMS utility |
| config | OpenSSL CONF library configuration files |
| crl2pkcs7 | Create a PKCS#7 structure from a CRL and certificates. |
| crl | CRL utility |
| dgst | message digests |
| dhparam | DH parameter manipulation and generation |
| dsa | DSA key processing |
| dsaparam | DSA parameter manipulation and generation |
| dss1 | message digests |
| ec | EC key processing |
| ecparam | EC parameter manipulation and generation |
| enc | symmetric cipher routines |
| errstr | lookup error codes |
| gendsa | generate a DSA private key from a set of parameters |
| genpkey | generate a private key |
| genrsa | generate an RSA private key |
| md2 | message digests |
| md4 | message digests |
| md5 | message digests |
| mdc2 | message digests |
| nseq | create or examine a netscape certificate sequence |
| ocsp | Online Certificate Status Protocol utility |
| openssl-asn1parse | ASN.1 parsing tool |
| openssl-ca | sample minimal CA application |
| openssl-ciphers | SSL cipher display and cipher list tool. |
| openssl-cms | CMS utility |
| openssl-crl2pkcs7 | Create a PKCS#7 structure from a CRL and certificates. |
| openssl-crl | CRL utility |
| openssl-dgst | message digests |
| openssl-dhparam | DH parameter manipulation and generation |
| openssl-dsa | DSA key processing |
| openssl-dsaparam | DSA parameter manipulation and generation |
| openssl-ec | EC key processing |
| openssl-ecparam | EC parameter manipulation and generation |
| openssl-enc | symmetric cipher routines |
| openssl-errstr | lookup error codes |
| openssl-gendsa | generate a DSA private key from a set of parameters |
| openssl-genpkey | generate a private key |
| openssl-genrsa | generate an RSA private key |
| openssl-nseq | create or examine a netscape certificate sequence |
| openssl-ocsp | Online Certificate Status Protocol utility |
| openssl-passwd | compute password hashes |
| openssl-pkcs12 | PKCS#12 file utility |
| openssl-pkcs7 | PKCS#7 utility |
| openssl-pkcs8 | PKCS#8 format private key conversion tool |
| openssl-pkey | public or private key processing tool |
| openssl-pkeyparam | public key algorithm parameter processing tool |
| openssl-pkeyutl | public key algorithm utility |
| openssl-rand | generate pseudo-random bytes |
| openssl-req | PKCS#10 certificate request and certificate generating utility. |
| openssl-rsa | RSA key processing tool |
| openssl-rsautl | RSA utility |
| openssl-s_client | SSL/TLS client program |
| openssl-s_server | SSL/TLS server program |
| openssl-s_time | SSL/TLS performance timing program |
| openssl-sess_id | SSL/TLS session handling utility |
| openssl-smime | S/MIME utility |
| openssl-speed | test library performance |
| openssl-spkac | SPKAC printing and generating utility |
| openssl-ts | Time Stamping Authority tool (client/server) |
| openssl-tsget | Time Stamping HTTP/HTTPS client |
| openssl-verify | Utility to verify certificates. |
| openssl-version | print OpenSSL version information |
| openssl-x509 | Certificate display and signing utility |
| openssl | OpenSSL command line tool |
| passwd | compute password hashes |
| pkcs12 | PKCS#12 file utility |
| pkcs7 | PKCS#7 utility |
| pkcs8 | PKCS#8 format private key conversion tool |
| pkey | public or private key processing tool |
| pkeyparam | public key algorithm parameter processing tool |
| pkeyutl | public key algorithm utility |
| rand | generate pseudo-random bytes |
| req | PKCS#10 certificate request and certificate generating utility. |
| ripemd160 | message digests |
| rsa | RSA key processing tool |
| rsautl | RSA utility |
| s_client | SSL/TLS client program |
| s_server | SSL/TLS server program |
| s_time | SSL/TLS performance timing program |
| sess_id | SSL/TLS session handling utility |
| sha1 | message digests |
| sha224 | message digests |
| sha256 | message digests |
| sha384 | message digests |
| sha512 | message digests |
| sha | message digests |
| smime | S/MIME utility |
| speed | test library performance |
| spkac | SPKAC printing and generating utility |
| ts | Time Stamping Authority tool (client/server) |
| tsget | Time Stamping HTTP/HTTPS client |
| verify | Utility to verify certificates. |
| version | print OpenSSL version information |
| x509 | Certificate display and signing utility |
| x509v3_config | X509 V3 certificate extension configuration format |