On Mon, Jan 06, 2020 at 02:17:20PM +0000, Roderick wrote: > > I cannot decrypt files with > > openssl aes-256-cbc -d -a -salt < encrypted-file.encrypted > > That I encrypted with > > openssl aes-256-cbc -e -a -salt < file > file.encrypted > > I get the error: > > bad decrypt > 616640944:error:06FFF064:digital envelope routines:CRYPTO_internal:bad > decrypt:/usr/src/lib/libcrypto/evp/evp_enc.c:527: > > And it is very improvable that I forgot the password. > > What I do not remember is the version of openssl and if I used > OpenBSD or FreeBSD for encrypting. At the moment I do not have access > to the FreeBSD machine. I tried with a modern slax-linux (in USB Stick) > and it failed also. > > I thank you for any hint. > > Rodrigo >
Someone had the same issue some weeks ago. See: https://marc.info/?l=openbsd-misc&m=157548338310097&w=2 and the following discussion. Solution: add -md md5 --
