[openssl-dev] [openssl.org #4677] Options after parameters are ignored in OpenSSL 1.1.0

[Richard Levitte via RT]

On Sat Sep 17 17:54:11 2016, peter at lekensteyn.nl wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Commands which execute normally with OpenSSL 1.0.2h fail in OpenSSL
> 1.1.0. Presumably after the "Big apps cleanup (option-parsing, etc)",
>
> Options after parameters are no longer interpreted. For example,
> 'openssl dhparam 128 -out /dev/null' used to discard the DH params
> output, but since 1.0.2 it no longer happens.

You're right. There should at least be a warning

> I also noticed that 'openssl genrsa -help' no longer displays the
> 'numbits' option.

Good point.

I'll have a closer look at this and the other commands in the next few days.

Cheers,
Richard

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Richard Levitte
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