Generate Private Key Encrypted with Password Using Openssl
I'm Using Openssl to Sign Files, It Works but I Would Like the Private Key File Is Encrypted with a Password. These Are the Commands I'm Using, I Would Like to...
I'm using openssl to sign files, it works but I would like the private key file is encrypted with a password. These are the commands I'm using, I would like to know the equivalent commands using a password:
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I put here the updated commands with password:
- Use the following command to generate your private key using the RSA algorithm:
$ openssl genrsa -aes256 -passout pass:foobar -out private.key 2048
- Use the following command to extract your public key:
$ openssl rsa -in private.key -passin pass:foobar -pubout -out public.key
- Use the following command to sign the file:
$ openssl dgst -sha512 -sign private.key -passin pass:foobar -out signature.bin file.txt
- To verify the signature:
$ openssl dgst -sha512 -verify public.key -signature signature.bin file.txt
1 Answer
You can add the "passout" flag, for the "foobar" password it would be: -passout pass:foobar
In your first example it become openssl genrsa -passout pass:foobar -out private.key 2048
You can also use: openssl genrsa -aes256 -out private.key 2048
This will ask you to enter a passphrase.
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