On Tue, Feb 15, 2011, Torsten Weber wrote: > Hello, > > I have written a dynamic engine that implements digest algorithms. > The engine got an entry in the openssl.conf file to make it replace > the default digest implementation: > ./openssl dgst -sha1 my_file.dat > > I also added support for some command-line parameters in the engines > code. Now I want to know how I can pass arguments to the engine. > Something like this: > ./openssl dgst -engine my_engine -pre "MY_PARAMETER:value" -sha1 my_file.dat > > If I am inside the OpenSSL prompt I can do that, e.g.: > ./openssl > engine -vvvv -c -t my_engine -pre "MY_PARAMETER:value" > dgst -engine my_engine -sha1 my_file.dat > > I would like to know if it is possible to pass arguments to the > engine without entering the OpenSSL prompt. >
It can be done in the openssl.cnf file but not in general for all openssl utility subcommands. Steve. -- Dr Stephen N. Henson. OpenSSL project core developer. Commercial tech support now available see: http://www.openssl.org ______________________________________________________________________ OpenSSL Project http://www.openssl.org User Support Mailing List openssl-users@openssl.org Automated List Manager majord...@openssl.org
