More than likely it's operator error. OS Version: CentOS 6, patched. openssl version: OpenSSL 1.0.1e-fips 11 Feb 2013 Works: openssl genpkey -algorithm RSA -out fred_ssl.key ........++++++ ........++++++ Fails: openssl genpkey -algorithm DSA -out fred_ssl.key Error generating key 140421332879176:error:0A07906B:dsa routines:PKEY_DSA_KEYGEN:no parameters set:dsa_pmeth.c:271: Suggestions? Thanks! Leam