Difference between revisions of "OpenSSL/Cheatsheet"

Revision as of 00:16, 30 June 2012

Encode

openssl base64 < file.b64 > file.txt

Decode

openssl base64 -d < file.txt > file.b64

Checksum a file

openssl md5 file

Checksum a file

openssl sha1 file

Crypt

openssl passwd <Password>

MD5 (for /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow)

openssl passwd -1 <Password>

Note: Newer versions of Debian use the sha-512 there is a tool called mkpasswd that will create compatible passwords.

Encrypt

openssl enc -aes-256-cbc < <File> > <File>.aes
enter aes-256-cbc encryption password:
Verifying - enter aes-256-cbc encryption password:

Decrypt

openssl enc -d -aes-256-cbc -in <File>.aes > <File> 
enter aes-256-cbc decryption password:

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 MD5 (for /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow)
- openssl passwd -1
+ openssl passwd -1 <span class="input"><Password></span>
+'''Note:''' Newer versions of Debian use the sha-512 there is a tool called <tt>mkpasswd</tt> that will create compatible passwords.
 === File encryption ===