openssl-prime - compute prime numbers
openssl prime [
-help] [
-hex] [
-generate] [
-bits num] [
-safe] [
-provider name] [
-provider-path path] [
-propquery propq] [
-checks num] [
number ...]
This command checks if the specified numbers are prime.
If no numbers are given on the command line, the
-generate flag should be
used to generate primes according to the requirements specified by the rest of
the flags.
- -help
- Display an option summary.
- -hex
- Generate hex output.
- -generate
- Generate a prime number.
-
-bits num
- Generate a prime with num bits.
- -safe
- When used with -generate, generates a
"safe" prime. If the number generated is n, then check
that "( n-1)/2" is also prime.
-
-provider name
-
-provider-path path
-
-propquery propq
- See "Provider Options" in openssl(1),
provider(7), and property(7).
-
-checks num
- This parameter is ignored.
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