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The arg must be formatted as <code>/type0=value0/type1=value1/type2=…</code>.
Special characters may be escaped by <code></code> (backslash), whitespace
is retained. Empty values are permitted, but the corresponding type will not be
included in the request. Giving a single <code>/</code> will lead to an empty
sequence of RDNs (a NULL-DN). Multi-valued RDNs can be formed by placing a
<code>+</code> character instead of a <code>/</code> between the
AttributeValueAssertions (AVAs) that specify the members of the set. Example:
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We have unescaped special characters in the man pages on our web. Not sure if it is just one or if there are more places to fix it.
re: https://www.openssl.org/docs/manmaster/man1/openssl-req.html
Reported-by: chuck.villa@broadcom.com