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NAME
       openssl-passphrase-options - Pass phrase options


SYNOPSIS
       openssl command [ options ... ] [ parameters ... ]


DESCRIPTION
       Several OpenSSL commands accept password arguments, typically using -passin and -passout for input and
       output passwords respectively. These allow the password to be obtained from a variety of sources. Both of
       these options take a single argument whose format is described below. If no password argument is given
       and a password is required then the user is prompted to enter one: this will typically be read from the
       current terminal with echoing turned off.

       Note that character encoding may be relevant, please see passphrase-encoding(7).


OPTIONS
   Pass Phrase Option Arguments
       Pass phrase arguments can be formatted as follows.

       pass:password
           The actual password is password. Since the password is visible to utilities (like 'ps' under Unix)
           this form should only be used where security is not important.

       env:var
           Obtain the password from the environment variable var. Since the environment of other processes is
           visible on certain platforms (e.g. ps under certain Unix OSes) this option should be used with
           caution.

       file:pathname
           The first line of pathname is the password. If the same pathname argument is supplied to -passin and
           -passout arguments then the first line will be used for the input password and the next line for the
           output password. pathname need not refer to a regular file: it could for example refer to a device or
           named pipe.

       fd:number
           Read the password from the file descriptor number. This can be used to send the data via a pipe for
           example.

       stdin
           Read the password from standard input.


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       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 LICENSE in the source distribution or at
       <https://www.openssl.org/source/license.html>.