Merge pull request #5714 from alexischr/update_bockbuild

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@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 .\" 
 .\" makecert manual page.
 .\" Copyright 2003 Motus Technologies
-.\" Copyright 2004 Novell
+.\" Copyright 2004-2005, 2011 Novell
 .\" Author:
 .\"   Sebastien Pouliot (sebastien@ximian.com)
 .\"
@@ -104,14 +104,60 @@ applicable for certificates that have BasicConstraint set to Authority (-cy
 authority). This is used to limit the chain of certificates than can be
 issued under this authority.
 .TP
+.I "-alt filename"
+Add a subjectAltName extension to the certificate. Each line from 'filename'
+will be added as a DNS entry of the extension. This option is useful if you
+want to create a single SSL certificate to work on several hosts that do not
+share a common domain name (i.e. CN=*.domain.com would not work).
+.TP
 .I "-eku oid[,oid]"
 Add some extended key usage OID to the certificate.
 .TP
+.I "-p12 pkcs12file password"
+Create a new PKCS#12 file containing both the certificates (the subject and
+possibly the issuer's) and the private key. The PKCS#12 file is protected 
+with the specified password. This option is
+.B mono exclusive.
+.TP
 .I "-?"
 Help (display this help message)
 .TP
 .I "-!"
 Extended help (for advanced options)
+.SH EXAMPLES
+.PP
+To create a SSL test (i.e. non trusted) certificate is easy
+once your know your host's name. The following command will create a 
+test certificate for an SSL server:
+.nf
+       $ hostname 
+       pollux
+
+       $ makecert -r -eku 1.3.6.1.5.5.7.3.1 -n "CN=pollux" -sv pollux.pvk pollux.cer
+       Success
+.fi
+.PP
+In particular in the above example, the parameters used to build this
+test certificate were:
+.TP 
+.I "-r"
+Create a self-signed certificate (i.e. without an hierarchy). 
+.TP
+.I "-eku 1.3.6.1.5.5.7.3.1"
+Optional (as sadly most client don't require it). This indicates that
+your certificate is intended for server-side authentication.
+.TP 
+.I "-n \"CN=pollux\""
+Common Name (CN) = Host name. This is verified the SSL client and must
+match the connected host (or else you'll get a warning or error or
+*gasp* nothing).
+.TP 
+.I "-sv private.key"
+The private key file. The key (1024 bits RSA key pair) will be
+automatically generated if the specified file isn't present.
+.TP 
+.I "pollux.cer"
+The SSL certificate to be created for your host.
 .SH KNOWN RESTRICTIONS
 Compared to the Windows version some options aren't supported (-$, -d, -l, 
 -nscp, -is, -sc, -ss). Also PVK files with passwords aren't supported.
@@ -119,11 +165,11 @@ Compared to the Windows version some options aren't supported (-$, -d, -l,
 Written by Sebastien Pouliot
 .SH COPYRIGHT
 Copyright (C) 2003 Motus Technologies. 
-Copyright (C) 2004 Novell. 
+Copyright (C) 2004-2005 Novell. 
 Released under BSD license.
 .SH MAILING LISTS
-Visit http://mail.ximian.com/mailman/mono-list for details.
+Visit http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/mono-devel-list for details.
 .SH WEB SITE
-Visit: http://www.go-mono.com for details
+Visit http://www.mono-project.com for details
 .SH SEE ALSO
 .BR signcode(1)