Tag: #tls

How do I hash a password with openssl?

The openssl passwd command hashes passwords using the outdated crypt algorithm, with truncation to 8 characters - a poor choice for secure password hashing. 2017-03-12

How do I fetch a server’s SSL certificate using openssl?

Use the openssl s_client command to fetch a server’s SSL certificate chain, including the root certificate. 2017-03-11

How do I generate random bytes with openssl?

Generate random bytes with openssl rand, which uses a PRNG seeded with entropy from ~/.rnd. 2017-03-10

How do I encrypt text with openssl?

Encrypt and decrypt text using the openssl enc command with a password and AES-256 cipher. The encrypted text is base64-encoded. 2017-03-09

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