> Ok, so i guess i do somehow have to convert that hex data into > binary, right? > i tried to do this with xxd, but i cant seem to find the option i > need. i pasted the output of -help for xxd below. I tried: > xxd -r infile outfile > but had to learn that a hexdump is not quite what my key is .. > i can do a binary digit dumb, and then -r that, but that doesnt > make sense, does it? :S > too many trees to see the forest for me here atm. > thanks alot for any hints + pointers,
Your 'xxd' is no up to the task. Either get a better one or make a tool specifically to do this. (Either that or 'xxd -r -p' is just not documented for some reason.) DS ______________________________________________________________________ OpenSSL Project http://www.openssl.org User Support Mailing List openssl-users@openssl.org Automated List Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED]