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Improve certutil --pass documentation about empty password #40137

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Improve certutil --pass documentation about empty password
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11 changes: 7 additions & 4 deletions docs/reference/commands/certutil.asciidoc
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Expand Up @@ -177,14 +177,17 @@ with the `ca` parameter.

`--pass <password>`:: Specifies the password for the generated private keys.
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Keys stored in PKCS#12 format are always password protected.
Keys stored in PKCS#12 format are always password protected, however,
this password may be _blank_. If you want to specify a blank password
without a prompt, use `--pass ""` (with no `=`) on the command line.
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Keys stored in PEM format are password protected only if the
`--pass` parameter is specified. If you do not supply an argument for the
`--pass` parameter, you are prompted for a password.
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If you want to specify a _blank_ password (without prompting), use
`--pass ""` (with no `=`).
Encrypted PEM files do not support blank passwords (if you do not
wish to password-protect your PEM keys, then do not specify
`--pass`).


`--pem`:: Generates certificates and keys in PEM format instead of PKCS#12. This
parameter cannot be used with the `csr` parameter.
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