s can be used with a subsequent <b>-rand</b> flag.</p>

</dd>
<dt id="engine-id"><b>-engine id</b></dt>
<dd>

<p>Specifying an engine (by its unique <b>id</b> string) will cause <b>ecparam</b> to attempt to obtain a functional reference to the specified engine, thus initialising it if needed. The engine will then be set as the default for all available algorithms.</p>

</dd>
</dl>

<h1 id="NOTES">NOTES</h1>

<p>PEM format EC parameters use the header and footer lines:</p>

<pre><code> -----BEGIN EC PARAMETE