p>

<p>This option implies the <b>-new</b> flag if <b>-in</b> is not given.</p>

<p>If an existing request is specified with the <b>-in</b> option, it is converted to a certificate; otherwise a request is created from scratch.</p>

<p>Unless specified using the <b>-set_serial</b> option, a large random number will be used for the serial number.</p>

<p>Unless the <b>-copy_extensions</b> option is used, X.509 extensions are not copied from any provided request input file.</p>

<p>X.509 extensions to be added