he command line options <b>passin</b> and <b>passout</b> override the configuration file values.</p>

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<dt id="default_bits"><b>default_bits</b></dt>
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<p>Specifies the default key size in bits.</p>

<p>This option is used in conjunction with the <b>-new</b> option to generate a new key. It can be overridden by specifying an explicit key size in the <b>-newkey</b> option. The smallest accepted key size is 512 bits. If no key size is specified then 2048 bits is used.</p>

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