Re: [openssl-users] When to use a key or password

Michel, merci beaucoup, for the explanation. It does clear things up for me. I appreciate it, Warron On 7/8/2016 6:08 PM, Michel wrote: Hi, You need to remember a password. Passwords should never be stored. Keys are binary data (even if they look as text because they are hexa or base64

Re: [openssl-users] When to use a key or password

Hi, You need to remember a password. Passwords should never be stored. Keys are binary data (even if they look as text because they are hexa or base64 encoded). Secret keys can be 'derived' from a password to be used when encrypting or decrypting. Sometime you need to store an ENCRYPTED

[openssl-users] When to use a key or password

Is there any good rule of thumb for when to use: *-k * versus *-K * * * Also, what does the term IV refer to in reference to *-iv IV*? Thanks in advance, Warron -- openssl-users mailing list To unsubscribe: https://mta.openssl.org/mailman/listinfo/openssl-users