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Using aes-256-cbc cypher, You will be prompted for a password when encrypting that has to be used for decrypting.<ref>https://stackoverflow.com/a/31552829</ref> | Using aes-256-cbc cypher, You will be prompted for a password when encrypting that has to be used for decrypting.<ref>https://stackoverflow.com/a/31552829</ref> | ||
| − | * [[Encrypt]] file (<code>openssl enc</code>): | + | * [[Encrypt]] file (<code>[[openssl enc]]</code>): |
:<code>openssl enc -[[aes-256]]-cbc -in un_encrypted.data -out encrypted.data</code> | :<code>openssl enc -[[aes-256]]-cbc -in un_encrypted.data -out encrypted.data</code> | ||
: You can use <code>[[file (command)|file]]</code> command to verify file type. | : You can use <code>[[file (command)|file]]</code> command to verify file type. | ||
Revision as of 11:59, 16 July 2020
Using OpenSSL
Encrypt and decrypt a file[1] (GPG can also be used for encrypting and decrypting files)
Using aes-256-cbc cypher, You will be prompted for a password when encrypting that has to be used for decrypting.[2]
- Encrypt file (
openssl enc):
openssl enc -aes-256-cbc -in un_encrypted.data -out encrypted.data- You can use
filecommand to verify file type.
file encrypted.data encrypted.data: openssl enc'd data with salted password
- Encrypt file providing password on the command line, be aware that your password will be store on history of your shell):
openssl aes-256-cbc -a -salt -in twitterpost.txt -out foo.enc -pass file:<( echo -n "someGoodPassword" )
- Decrypt file (
openssl enc -d):
openssl enc -d -aes-256-cbc -in encrypted.data -out un_encrypted.data
See also
- OpenSSL: RSA, ECDSA, WolfSSL, AES, Diffie-Hellman (DH) key-exchange,
/etc/ssl/openssl.cnf, OpenSSL v3
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