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 #### Generating Diffie-Hellman parameters
 
 ```bash
-openssl dhparam 4096 -outform PEM -out dh4096.pem
+openssl dhparam -outform PEM -out dh4096.pem 4096
 ```
 
 #### Generating a self-signed Certification Authority (CA)