 standard input if this option is not specified. If the key input is encrypted and <b>-passin</b> is not given a pass phrase will be prompted for.</p>

</dd>
<dt id="inform-DER-PEM-P12-ENGINE"><b>-inform</b> <b>DER</b>|<b>PEM</b>|<b>P12</b>|<b>ENGINE</b></dt>
<dd>

<p>The key input format; unspecified by default. See <a href="../man1/openssl-format-options.html">openssl-format-options(1)</a> for details.</p>

</dd>
<dt id="passin-arg"><b>-passin</b> <i>arg</i></dt>
<dd>

<p>The password source for the key i