openssl-prime

Generate a 2048bit prime number and display it in hexadecimal

$ openssl prime -generate -bits 2048 -hex

Check if a given number is prime

$ openssl prime [number]

openssl prime [-help] [-hex] [-generate] [-bits] [-safe] [-checks] [number...]

The prime command checks if the specified numbers are prime.

If no numbers are given on the command line, the -generate flag should be used to generate primes according to the requirements specified by the rest of the flags.

[-help]

Display an option summary.

[-hex]

Generate hex output.

[-generate]

Generate a prime number.

[-bits num]

Generate a prime with num bits.

[-safe]

When used with -generate, generates a safe prime. If the number generated is n, then check that (n-1)/2 is also prime.

[-checks num]

Perform the checks num times to see that the generated number is prime. The default is 20.

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Licensed under the OpenSSL license (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>.