[openssl-users] suggested enhancement documentation or warning for pkey command line tool

[Viktor Dukhovni]

On Mon, Oct 26, 2015 at 01:21:24PM +0100, Michel wrote:

> I believe it might be usefull to remind in the documentation that the
> -cipher argment for openssl pkey command line tool is silently ignore when
> combined with -outform DER.
> 
> May be it is worth to add a warning too ? 

I think a fatal error would be appropriate.  If you want encrypted
DER keys, you'll need PKCS#8 or PKCS#12.

-- 
	Viktor.