pki: Choose default digest based on the signature key

[strongswan.git] / src / pki / man / pki---req.1.in

diff --git a/src/pki/man/pki---req.1.in b/src/pki/man/pki---req.1.in
index 397d2e2..a6f6a48 100644 (file)
--- a/src/pki/man/pki---req.1.in
+++ b/src/pki/man/pki---req.1.in
@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@ The challengePassword to include in the certificate request.
 .TP
 .BI "\-g, \-\-digest " digest
 Digest to use for signature creation. One of \fImd5\fR, \fIsha1\fR,
-\fIsha224\fR, \fIsha256\fR, \fIsha384\fR, or \fIsha512\fR. Defaults to
-\fIsha256\fR.
+\fIsha224\fR, \fIsha256\fR, \fIsha384\fR, or \fIsha512\fR.  The default is
+determined based on the type and size of the signature key.
 .TP
 .BI "\-f, \-\-outform " encoding
 Encoding of the created certificate file. Either \fIder\fR (ASN.1 DER) or