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RT3511: doc fix; req default serial is random

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RT842, closed back in 2004, changed the default serial number
to be a random number rather than zero.  Finally time to update
the doc

Reviewed-by: Tim Hudson <tjh@openssl.org>
(cherry picked from commit 3aba132d61)
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Adam Williamson 2014-08-31 18:22:09 -04:00 committed by Rich Salz
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@ -235,8 +235,8 @@ this option outputs a self signed certificate instead of a certificate
request. This is typically used to generate a test certificate or
a self signed root CA. The extensions added to the certificate
(if any) are specified in the configuration file. Unless specified
using the B<set_serial> option B<0> will be used for the serial
number.
using the B<set_serial> option, a large random number will be used for
the serial number.
=item B<-days n>