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<dt id="index-indexfile"><b>-index</b> <i>indexfile</i></dt>
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<p>The <i>indexfile</i> parameter is the name of a text index file in <b>ca</b> format containing certificate revocation information.</p>

<p>If the <b>-index</b> option is specified then this command switches to responder mode, otherwise it is in client mode. The request(s) the responder processes can be either specified on the command line (using <b>-issuer</b> and <b>-serial</b> options), supplied in a file (using the <b>-reqi