OpenSSL "rsa" - Open Encrypted RSA Keys

Q

How to open an encrypted RSA key file using OpenSSL "rsa" command? I was told the key file is DES encrypted and I know the password.

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A

If you are trying to open a password (encrypted) RSA key file using the "rsa" command, you will be prompted for the password as shown below:

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

OpenSSL> rsa -in my_rsa_des.key -check -noout
Enter pass phrase for my_rsa_des.key: noidea
unable to load Private Key
2760:error:06065064:digital envelope routines:EVP_DecryptFinal_ex:
   bad decrypt:.\crypto\evp\evp_enc.c:529:
2760:error:0906A065:PEM routines:PEM_do_header:bad decrypt:.\crypto\pem\pem_lib.c:482:
error in rsa

OpenSSL> rsa -in my_rsa_des.key -check -noout
Enter pass phrase for my_rsa_des.key: fyicenter
RSA key ok

Options used in this command are:

"-in my_rsa_des.key" - Read the RSA private key file.
"-check" - Verify key consistency.
"noidea" - The incorrect password of the key file. You get errors.
"fyicenter" - The correct password of the key file.

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