Yu Tang wrote:
>
> Dear All,
>
> I use openssl-0.9.6b. I want to encrypt the private key before
> outputing it, so I add the following item in my config file:
>
> [req]
>
> encrypt_key=yes
>
> Then I type the "req" command to generate the key and request file.
>
> openssl req -newkey rsa:1024 -keyout key.pem -out req.pem -config
> openssl.cnf
>
> Though I can generate a private key, how can I decrypt it? There is no
> documentation about this. Any help?
>
There is documentation about this. In fact this is asked so often a
pointer is in the FAQ.
Steve.
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