GH932: Add more help messages to some apps options.

Reviewed-by: Matt Caswell <matt@openssl.org>
Reviewed-by: Rich Salz <rsalz@openssl.org>

apps/asn1pars.c

@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ OPTIONS asn1parse_options[] = {
     {"in", OPT_IN, '<', "input file"},
     {"out", OPT_OUT, '>', "output file (output format is always DER)"},
     {"i", OPT_INDENT, 0, "indents the output"},
-    {"noout", OPT_NOOUT, 0, "don't produce any output"},
+    {"noout", OPT_NOOUT, 0, "do not produce any output"},
     {"offset", OPT_OFFSET, 'p', "offset into file"},
     {"length", OPT_LENGTH, 'p', "length of section in file"},
     {"oid", OPT_OID, '<', "file of extra oid definitions"},

apps/ca.c

@@ -220,25 +220,25 @@ OPTIONS ca_options[] = {
     {"policy", OPT_POLICY, 's', "The CA 'policy' to support"},
     {"keyfile", OPT_KEYFILE, 's', "Private key"},
     {"keyform", OPT_KEYFORM, 'f', "Private key file format (PEM or ENGINE)"},
-    {"passin", OPT_PASSIN, 's'},
+    {"passin", OPT_PASSIN, 's', "Input file pass phrase source"},
     {"key", OPT_KEY, 's', "Key to decode the private key if it is encrypted"},
     {"cert", OPT_CERT, '<', "The CA cert"},
     {"selfsign", OPT_SELFSIGN, '-',
      "Sign a cert with the key associated with it"},
     {"in", OPT_IN, '<', "The input PEM encoded cert request(s)"},
     {"out", OPT_OUT, '>', "Where to put the output file(s)"},
     {"outdir", OPT_OUTDIR, '/', "Where to put output cert"},
-    {"sigopt", OPT_SIGOPT, 's'},
-    {"notext", OPT_NOTEXT, '-'},
+    {"sigopt", OPT_SIGOPT, 's', "Signature parameter in n:v form"},
+    {"notext", OPT_NOTEXT, '-', "Do not print the generated certificate"},
     {"batch", OPT_BATCH, '-', "Don't ask questions"},
     {"preserveDN", OPT_PRESERVEDN, '-', "Don't re-order the DN"},
     {"noemailDN", OPT_NOEMAILDN, '-', "Don't add the EMAIL field to the DN"},
     {"gencrl", OPT_GENCRL, '-', "Generate a new CRL"},
     {"msie_hack", OPT_MSIE_HACK, '-',
      "msie modifications to handle all those universal strings"},
-    {"crldays", OPT_CRLDAYS, 'p', "Days is when the next CRL is due"},
-    {"crlhours", OPT_CRLHOURS, 'p', "Hours is when the next CRL is due"},
-    {"crlsec", OPT_CRLSEC, 'p'},
+    {"crldays", OPT_CRLDAYS, 'p', "Days until the next CRL is due"},
+    {"crlhours", OPT_CRLHOURS, 'p', "Hours until the next CRL is due"},
+    {"crlsec", OPT_CRLSEC, 'p', "Seconds until the next CRL is due"},
     {"infiles", OPT_INFILES, '-', "The last argument, requests to process"},
     {"ss_cert", OPT_SS_CERT, '<', "File contains a self signed cert to sign"},
     {"spkac", OPT_SPKAC, '<',

apps/cms.c

@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ OPTIONS cms_options[] = {
     {"encrypt", OPT_ENCRYPT, '-', "Encrypt message"},
     {"decrypt", OPT_DECRYPT, '-', "Decrypt encrypted message"},
     {"sign", OPT_SIGN, '-', "Sign message"},
-    {"sign_receipt", OPT_SIGN_RECEIPT, '-'},
+    {"sign_receipt", OPT_SIGN_RECEIPT, '-', "Generate a signed receipt for the message"},
     {"resign", OPT_RESIGN, '-'},
     {"verify", OPT_VERIFY, '-', "Verify signed message"},
     {"verify_retcode", OPT_VERIFY_RETCODE, '-'},
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ OPTIONS cms_options[] = {
     {"noindef", OPT_NOINDEF, '-'},
     {"nooldmime", OPT_NOOLDMIME, '-'},
     {"crlfeol", OPT_CRLFEOL, '-'},
-    {"noout", OPT_NOOUT, '-'},
+    {"noout", OPT_NOOUT, '-', "For the -cmsout operation do not output the parsed CMS structure"},
     {"receipt_request_print", OPT_RR_PRINT, '-'},
     {"receipt_request_all", OPT_RR_ALL, '-'},
     {"receipt_request_first", OPT_RR_FIRST, '-'},
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ OPTIONS cms_options[] = {
      "Do not load certificates from the default certificates directory"},
     {"content", OPT_CONTENT, '<',
      "Supply or override content for detached signature"},
-    {"print", OPT_PRINT, '-'},
+    {"print", OPT_PRINT, '-', "For the -cmsout operation print out all fields of the CMS structure"},
     {"secretkey", OPT_SECRETKEY, 's'},
     {"secretkeyid", OPT_SECRETKEYID, 's'},
     {"pwri_password", OPT_PWRI_PASSWORD, 's'},
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ OPTIONS cms_options[] = {
     {"signer", OPT_SIGNER, 's', "Signer certificate file"},
     {"recip", OPT_RECIP, '<', "Recipient cert file for decryption"},
     {"certsout", OPT_CERTSOUT, '>', "Certificate output file"},
-    {"md", OPT_MD, 's'},
+    {"md", OPT_MD, 's', "Digest algorithm to use when signing or resigning"},
     {"inkey", OPT_INKEY, 's',
      "Input private key (if not signer or recipient)"},
     {"keyform", OPT_KEYFORM, 'f', "Input private key format (PEM or ENGINE)"},

apps/crl.c

@@ -80,23 +80,23 @@ OPTIONS crl_options[] = {
     {"in", OPT_IN, '<', "Input file - default stdin"},
     {"outform", OPT_OUTFORM, 'F', "Output format - default PEM"},
     {"out", OPT_OUT, '>', "output file - default stdout"},
-    {"keyform", OPT_KEYFORM, 'F'},
-    {"key", OPT_KEY, '<'},
+    {"keyform", OPT_KEYFORM, 'F', "Private key file format (PEM or ENGINE)"},
+    {"key", OPT_KEY, '<', "CRL signing Private key to use"},
     {"issuer", OPT_ISSUER, '-', "Print issuer DN"},
     {"lastupdate", OPT_LASTUPDATE, '-', "Set lastUpdate field"},
     {"nextupdate", OPT_NEXTUPDATE, '-', "Set nextUpdate field"},
     {"noout", OPT_NOOUT, '-', "No CRL output"},
     {"fingerprint", OPT_FINGERPRINT, '-', "Print the crl fingerprint"},
     {"crlnumber", OPT_CRLNUMBER, '-', "Print CRL number"},
-    {"badsig", OPT_BADSIG, '-'},
+    {"badsig", OPT_BADSIG, '-', "Corrupt last byte of loaded CRL signature (for test)" },
     {"gendelta", OPT_GENDELTA, '<'},
     {"CApath", OPT_CAPATH, '/', "Verify CRL using certificates in dir"},
     {"CAfile", OPT_CAFILE, '<', "Verify CRL using certificates in file name"},
     {"no-CAfile", OPT_NOCAFILE, '-',
      "Do not load the default certificates file"},
     {"no-CApath", OPT_NOCAPATH, '-',
      "Do not load certificates from the default certificates directory"},
-    {"verify", OPT_VERIFY, '-'},
+    {"verify", OPT_VERIFY, '-', "Verify CRL signature"},
     {"text", OPT_TEXT, '-', "Print out a text format version"},
     {"hash", OPT_HASH, '-', "Print hash value"},
     {"nameopt", OPT_NAMEOPT, 's', "Various certificate name options"},

apps/dhparam.c

@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ OPTIONS dhparam_options[] = {
     {"out", OPT_OUT, '>', "Output file"},
     {"check", OPT_CHECK, '-', "Check the DH parameters"},
     {"text", OPT_TEXT, '-', "Print a text form of the DH parameters"},
-    {"noout", OPT_NOOUT, '-'},
+    {"noout", OPT_NOOUT, '-', "Don't output any DH parameters"},
     {"rand", OPT_RAND, 's',
      "Load the file(s) into the random number generator"},
     {"C", OPT_C, '-', "Print C code"},

apps/dsa.c

@@ -90,8 +90,8 @@ OPTIONS dsa_options[] = {
     {"noout", OPT_NOOUT, '-', "Don't print key out"},
     {"text", OPT_TEXT, '-', "Print the key in text"},
     {"modulus", OPT_MODULUS, '-', "Print the DSA public value"},
-    {"pubin", OPT_PUBIN, '-'},
-    {"pubout", OPT_PUBOUT, '-'},
+    {"pubin", OPT_PUBIN, '-', "Expect a public key in input file"},
+    {"pubout", OPT_PUBOUT, '-', "Output public key, not private"},
     {"passin", OPT_PASSIN, 's', "Input file pass phrase source"},
     {"passout", OPT_PASSOUT, 's', "Output file pass phrase source"},
     {"", OPT_CIPHER, '-', "Any supported cipher"},

apps/ec.c

@@ -99,8 +99,8 @@ OPTIONS ec_options[] = {
     {"noout", OPT_NOOUT, '-', "Don't print key out"},
     {"text", OPT_TEXT, '-', "Print the key"},
     {"param_out", OPT_PARAM_OUT, '-', "Print the elliptic curve parameters"},
-    {"pubin", OPT_PUBIN, '-'},
-    {"pubout", OPT_PUBOUT, '-'},
+    {"pubin", OPT_PUBIN, '-', "Expect a public key in input file"},
+    {"pubout", OPT_PUBOUT, '-', "Output public key, not private"},
     {"no_public", OPT_NO_PUBLIC, '-', "exclude public key from private key"},
     {"check", OPT_CHECK, '-', "check key consistency"},
     {"passin", OPT_PASSIN, 's', "Input file pass phrase source"},

apps/ocsp.c

@@ -178,7 +178,8 @@ OPTIONS ocsp_options[] = {
      "Don't verify additional certificates"},
     {"no_intern", OPT_NO_INTERN, '-',
      "Don't search certificates contained in response for signer"},
-    {"badsig", OPT_BADSIG, '-'},
+    {"badsig", OPT_BADSIG, '-',
+        "Corrupt last byte of loaded OSCP response signature (for test)"},
     {"text", OPT_TEXT, '-', "Print text form of request and response"},
     {"req_text", OPT_REQ_TEXT, '-', "Print text form of request"},
     {"resp_text", OPT_RESP_TEXT, '-', "Print text form of response"},
@@ -205,7 +206,7 @@ OPTIONS ocsp_options[] = {
     {"path", OPT_PATH, 's', "Path to use in OCSP request"},
     {"issuer", OPT_ISSUER, '<', "Issuer certificate"},
     {"cert", OPT_CERT, '<', "Certificate to check"},
-    {"serial", OPT_SERIAL, 's', "Nerial number to check"},
+    {"serial", OPT_SERIAL, 's', "Serial number to check"},
     {"index", OPT_INDEX, '<', "Certificate status index file"},
     {"CA", OPT_CA, '<', "CA certificate"},
     {"nmin", OPT_NMIN, 'p', "Number of minutes before next update"},
@@ -216,9 +217,9 @@ OPTIONS ocsp_options[] = {
      "Sesponder certificate to sign responses with"},
     {"rkey", OPT_RKEY, '<', "Responder key to sign responses with"},
     {"rother", OPT_ROTHER, '<', "Other certificates to include in response"},
-    {"rmd", OPT_RMD, 's'},
+    {"rmd", OPT_RMD, 's', "Digest Algorithm to use in signature of OCSP response"},
     {"header", OPT_HEADER, 's', "key=value header to add"},
-    {"", OPT_MD, '-', "Any supported digest"},
+    {"", OPT_MD, '-', "Any supported digest algorithm (sha1,sha256, ... )"},
     OPT_V_OPTIONS,
     {NULL}
 };
@@ -473,7 +474,7 @@ int ocsp_main(int argc, char **argv)
         case OPT_ROTHER:
             rcertfile = opt_arg();
             break;
-        case OPT_RMD:
+        case OPT_RMD:   /* Response MessageDigest */
             if (!opt_md(opt_arg(), &rsign_md))
                 goto end;
             break;

apps/pkeyutl.c

@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ OPTIONS pkeyutl_options[] = {
     {"sigfile", OPT_SIGFILE, '<', "Signature file (verify operation only)"},
     {"inkey", OPT_INKEY, 's', "Input private key file"},
     {"peerkey", OPT_PEERKEY, 's', "Peer key file used in key derivation"},
-    {"passin", OPT_PASSIN, 's', "Pass phrase source"},
+    {"passin", OPT_PASSIN, 's', "Input file pass phrase source"},
     {"peerform", OPT_PEERFORM, 'E', "Peer key format - default PEM"},
     {"keyform", OPT_KEYFORM, 'E', "Private key format - default PEM"},
     {"pkeyopt", OPT_PKEYOPT, 's', "Public key options as opt:value"},

apps/rsautl.c

@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ OPTIONS rsautl_options[] = {
     {"rev", OPT_REV, '-', "Reverse the order of the input buffer"},
     {"encrypt", OPT_ENCRYPT, '-', "Encrypt with public key"},
     {"decrypt", OPT_DECRYPT, '-', "Decrypt with private key"},
-    {"passin", OPT_PASSIN, 's', "Pass phrase source"},
+    {"passin", OPT_PASSIN, 's', "Input file pass phrase source"},
 # ifndef OPENSSL_NO_ENGINE
     {"engine", OPT_ENGINE, 's', "Use engine, possibly a hardware device"},
 # endif

apps/smime.c

@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ OPTIONS smime_options[] = {
     {"rand", OPT_RAND, 's',
      "Load the file(s) into the random number generator"},
     {"passin", OPT_PASSIN, 's', "Input file pass phrase source"},
-    {"md", OPT_MD, 's'},
+    {"md", OPT_MD, 's', "Digest algorithm to use when signing or resigning"},
     {"", OPT_CIPHER, '-', "Any supported cipher"},
     OPT_V_OPTIONS,
 #ifndef OPENSSL_NO_ENGINE

apps/ts.c

@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ OPTIONS ts_options[] = {
     {"text", OPT_TEXT, '-', "Output text (not DER)"},
     {"reply", OPT_REPLY, '-', "Generate a TS reply"},
     {"queryfile", OPT_QUERYFILE, '<', "File containing a TS query"},
-    {"passin", OPT_PASSIN, 's'},
+    {"passin", OPT_PASSIN, 's', "Input file pass phrase source"},
     {"inkey", OPT_INKEY, '<', "File with private key for reply"},
     {"signer", OPT_SIGNER, 's'},
     {"chain", OPT_CHAIN, '<', "File with signer CA chain"},

apps/x509.c

@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ OPTIONS x509_options[] = {
      "Output format - default PEM (one of DER, NET or PEM)"},
     {"out", OPT_OUT, '>', "Output file - default stdout"},
     {"keyform", OPT_KEYFORM, 'F', "Private key format - default PEM"},
-    {"passin", OPT_PASSIN, 's', "Private key password source"},
+    {"passin", OPT_PASSIN, 's', "Private key password/pass-phrase source"},
     {"serial", OPT_SERIAL, '-', "Print serial number value"},
     {"subject_hash", OPT_HASH, '-', "Print subject hash value"},
     {"issuer_hash", OPT_ISSUER_HASH, '-', "Print issuer hash value"},
@@ -172,11 +172,11 @@ OPTIONS x509_options[] = {
     {"checkip", OPT_CHECKIP, 's', "Check certificate matches ipaddr"},
     {"CAform", OPT_CAFORM, 'F', "CA format - default PEM"},
     {"CAkeyform", OPT_CAKEYFORM, 'F', "CA key format - default PEM"},
-    {"sigopt", OPT_SIGOPT, 's'},
+    {"sigopt", OPT_SIGOPT, 's', "Signature parameter in n:v form"},
     {"force_pubkey", OPT_FORCE_PUBKEY, '<'},
     {"next_serial", OPT_NEXT_SERIAL, '-'},
     {"clrreject", OPT_CLRREJECT, '-'},
-    {"badsig", OPT_BADSIG, '-'},
+    {"badsig", OPT_BADSIG, '-', "Corrupt last byte of certificate signature (for test)"},
     {"", OPT_MD, '-', "Any supported digest"},
 #ifndef OPENSSL_NO_MD5
     {"subject_hash_old", OPT_SUBJECT_HASH_OLD, '-',