OpenSSL - OpenSSL "genpkey -des" - DES Encrypt RSA Keys

OpenSSL "genpkey -des" - DES Encrypt RSA Keys

Q

How to generate a new RSA key pair and encrypt the output with a DES password using OpenSSL "genpkey" command?

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A

If you want to secure your new RSA private key with a DES encryption, you can use the OpenSSL "genpkey -des" command as shown below:

C:\Users\fyicenter>\local\openssl\openssl

OpenSSL> genpkey -algorithm rsa -out my_rsa_des.key -des
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..++++++
Enter PEM pass phrase: fyicenter
Verifying - Enter PEM pass phrase: fyicenter

Options used in this command are:

"-algorithm rsa" - Use RSA algorithm to generate private key and public key.
"-out my_rsa_des.key" - Save output (the new RSA private and public key) in a file.
"-des" - Encrypt the output with DES algorithm.
"fyicenter" - The password of the DES encryption.

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