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.IX Title "OPENSSL-DHPARAM 1ossl"
.TH OPENSSL-DHPARAM 1ossl "2026-01-16" "3.5.1" "OpenSSL"
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.SH "NAME"
openssl\-dhparam \- DH parameter manipulation and generation
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.IX Header "SYNOPSIS"
\&\fBopenssl dhparam\fR
[\fB\-help\fR]
[\fB\-inform\fR \fB\s-1DER\s0\fR|\fB\s-1PEM\s0\fR]
[\fB\-outform\fR \fB\s-1DER\s0\fR|\fB\s-1PEM\s0\fR]
[\fB\-in\fR \fIfilename\fR]
[\fB\-out\fR \fIfilename\fR]
[\fB\-dsaparam\fR]
[\fB\-check\fR]
[\fB\-noout\fR]
[\fB\-text\fR]
[\fB\-verbose\fR]
[\fB\-quiet\fR]
[\fB\-2\fR]
[\fB\-3\fR]
[\fB\-5\fR]
[\fB\-engine\fR \fIid\fR]
[\fB\-rand\fR \fIfiles\fR]
[\fB\-writerand\fR \fIfile\fR]
[\fB\-provider\fR \fIname\fR]
[\fB\-provider\-path\fR \fIpath\fR]
[\fB\-provparam\fR \fI[name:]key=value\fR]
[\fB\-propquery\fR \fIpropq\fR]
[\fInumbits\fR]
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.IX Header "DESCRIPTION"
This command is used to manipulate \s-1DH\s0 parameter files.
.PP
See \*(L"\s-1EXAMPLES\*(R"\s0 in \fBopenssl\-genpkey\fR\|(1) for examples on how to generate
a key using a named safe prime group without generating intermediate
parameters.
.SH "OPTIONS"
.IX Header "OPTIONS"
.IP "\fB\-help\fR" 4
.IX Item "-help"
Print out a usage message.
.IP "\fB\-inform\fR \fB\s-1DER\s0\fR|\fB\s-1PEM\s0\fR, \fB\-outform\fR \fB\s-1DER\s0\fR|\fB\s-1PEM\s0\fR" 4
.IX Item "-inform DER|PEM, -outform DER|PEM"
The input format and output format; the default is \fB\s-1PEM\s0\fR.
The object is compatible with the PKCS#3 \fBDHparameter\fR structure.
See \fBopenssl\-format\-options\fR\|(1) for details.
.IP "\fB\-in\fR \fIfilename\fR" 4
.IX Item "-in filename"
This specifies the input file to read parameters from or standard input if
this option is not specified.
.IP "\fB\-out\fR \fIfilename\fR" 4
.IX Item "-out filename"
This specifies the output file to write parameters to.
Standard output is used if this option is not present.
The output filename can be the same as the input filename,
which leads to replacing the file contents.
Note that file I/O is not atomic. The output file is truncated and then written.
.IP "\fB\-dsaparam\fR" 4
.IX Item "-dsaparam"
If this option is used, \s-1DSA\s0 rather than \s-1DH\s0 parameters are read or created;
they are converted to \s-1DH\s0 format.  Otherwise, safe primes (such
that (p\-1)/2 is also prime) will be used for \s-1DH\s0 parameter generation.
.Sp
\&\s-1DH\s0 parameter generation with the \fB\-dsaparam\fR option is much faster.
Beware that with such DSA-style \s-1DH\s0 parameters, a fresh \s-1DH\s0 key should be
created for each use to avoid small-subgroup attacks that may be possible
otherwise.
.IP "\fB\-check\fR" 4
.IX Item "-check"
Performs numerous checks to see if the supplied parameters are valid and
displays a warning if not.
.IP "\fB\-2\fR, \fB\-3\fR, \fB\-5\fR" 4
.IX Item "-2, -3, -5"
The generator to use, either 2, 3 or 5. If present then the
input file is ignored and parameters are generated instead. If not
present but \fInumbits\fR is present, parameters are generated with the
default generator 2.
.IP "\fInumbits\fR" 4
.IX Item "numbits"
This option specifies that a parameter set should be generated of size
\&\fInumbits\fR. It must be the last option. If this option is present then
the input file is ignored and parameters are generated instead. If
this option is not present but a generator (\fB\-2\fR, \fB\-3\fR or \fB\-5\fR) is
present, parameters are generated with a default length of 2048 bits.
The minimum length is 512 bits. The maximum length is 10000 bits.
.IP "\fB\-noout\fR" 4
.IX Item "-noout"
This option inhibits the output of the encoded version of the parameters.
.IP "\fB\-text\fR" 4
.IX Item "-text"
This option prints out the \s-1DH\s0 parameters in human readable form.
.IP "\fB\-engine\fR \fIid\fR" 4
.IX Item "-engine id"
See \*(L"Engine Options\*(R" in \fBopenssl\fR\|(1).
This option is deprecated.
.IP "\fB\-rand\fR \fIfiles\fR, \fB\-writerand\fR \fIfile\fR" 4
.IX Item "-rand files, -writerand file"
See \*(L"Random State Options\*(R" in \fBopenssl\fR\|(1) for details.
.IP "\fB\-provider\fR \fIname\fR" 4
.IX Item "-provider name"
.PD 0
.IP "\fB\-provider\-path\fR \fIpath\fR" 4
.IX Item "-provider-path path"
.IP "\fB\-provparam\fR \fI[name:]key=value\fR" 4
.IX Item "-provparam [name:]key=value"
.IP "\fB\-propquery\fR \fIpropq\fR" 4
.IX Item "-propquery propq"
.PD
See \*(L"Provider Options\*(R" in \fBopenssl\fR\|(1), \fBprovider\fR\|(7), and \fBproperty\fR\|(7).
.IP "\fB\-verbose\fR" 4
.IX Item "-verbose"
This option enables the output of progress messages, which is handy when
running commands interactively that may take a long time to execute.
.IP "\fB\-quiet\fR" 4
.IX Item "-quiet"
This option suppresses the output of progress messages, which may be
undesirable in batch scripts or pipelines.
.SH "NOTES"
.IX Header "NOTES"
This command replaces the \fBdh\fR and \fBgendh\fR commands of previous
releases.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.IX Header "SEE ALSO"
\&\fBopenssl\fR\|(1),
\&\fBopenssl\-pkeyparam\fR\|(1),
\&\fBopenssl\-dsaparam\fR\|(1),
\&\fBopenssl\-genpkey\fR\|(1).
.SH "HISTORY"
.IX Header "HISTORY"
The \fB\-engine\fR option was deprecated in OpenSSL 3.0.
.PP
The \fB\-C\fR option was removed in OpenSSL 3.0.
.SH "COPYRIGHT"
.IX Header "COPYRIGHT"
Copyright 2000\-2023 The OpenSSL Project Authors. All Rights Reserved.
.PP
Licensed under the Apache License 2.0 (the \*(L"License\*(R").  You may not use
this file except in compliance with the License.  You can obtain a copy
in the file \s-1LICENSE\s0 in the source distribution or at
<https://www.openssl.org/source/license.html>.
