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--- a/secure/usr.bin/openssl/man/openssl-dhparam.1
+++ b/secure/usr.bin/openssl/man/openssl-dhparam.1
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
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.\" ========================================================================
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.\" ========================================================================
.\"
.IX Title "OPENSSL-DHPARAM 1ossl"
-.TH OPENSSL-DHPARAM 1ossl "2023-09-22" "3.0.11" "OpenSSL"
+.TH OPENSSL-DHPARAM 1ossl 2025-07-24 3.5.1 OpenSSL
.\" For nroff, turn off justification. Always turn off hyphenation; it makes
.\" way too many mistakes in technical documents.
.if n .ad l
.nh
-.SH "NAME"
+.SH NAME
openssl\-dhparam \- DH parameter manipulation and generation
-.SH "SYNOPSIS"
+.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\-inform\fR \fBDER\fR|\fBPEM\fR]
+[\fB\-outform\fR \fBDER\fR|\fBPEM\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]
@@ -158,46 +84,48 @@ openssl\-dhparam \- DH parameter manipulation and generation
[\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"
+.SH DESCRIPTION
.IX Header "DESCRIPTION"
-This command is used to manipulate \s-1DH\s0 parameter files.
+This command is used to manipulate DH parameter files.
.PP
-See \*(L"\s-1EXAMPLES\*(R"\s0 in \fBopenssl\-genpkey\fR\|(1) for examples on how to generate
+See "EXAMPLES" 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"
+.SH OPTIONS
.IX Header "OPTIONS"
-.IP "\fB\-help\fR" 4
+.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
+.IP "\fB\-inform\fR \fBDER\fR|\fBPEM\fR, \fB\-outform\fR \fBDER\fR|\fBPEM\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 input format and output format; the default is \fBPEM\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 filename to read parameters from or standard input if
+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 filename parameters to. Standard output is used
-if this option is not present. The output filename should \fBnot\fR be the same
-as the input filename.
-.IP "\fB\-dsaparam\fR" 4
+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, \*(L"strong\*(R" primes (such
-that (p\-1)/2 is also prime) will be used for \s-1DH\s0 parameter generation.
+If this option is used, DSA rather than DH parameters are read or created;
+they are converted to DH format. Otherwise, safe primes (such
+that (p\-1)/2 is also prime) will be used for DH parameter generation.
.Sp
-\&\s-1DH\s0 parameter generation with the \fB\-dsaparam\fR option is much faster,
-and the recommended exponent length is shorter, which makes \s-1DH\s0 key
-exchange more efficient. 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
+DH parameter generation with the \fB\-dsaparam\fR option is much faster.
+Beware that with such DSA-style DH parameters, a fresh DH 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.
@@ -207,7 +135,7 @@ 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
+.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
@@ -215,29 +143,39 @@ 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
+.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
+.IP \fB\-text\fR 4
.IX Item "-text"
-This option prints out the \s-1DH\s0 parameters in human readable form.
+This option prints out the DH 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).
+See "Engine Options" 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.
+See "Random State Options" 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).
-.SH "NOTES"
+See "Provider Options" 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.
@@ -247,16 +185,16 @@ releases.
\&\fBopenssl\-pkeyparam\fR\|(1),
\&\fBopenssl\-dsaparam\fR\|(1),
\&\fBopenssl\-genpkey\fR\|(1).
-.SH "HISTORY"
+.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"
+.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
+Licensed under the Apache License 2.0 (the "License"). 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
+in the file LICENSE in the source distribution or at
<https://www.openssl.org/source/license.html>.