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.IX Title "ENC 1"
.TH ENC 1 "2008-05-09" "0.9.9-dev" "OpenSSL"
.SH "NAME"
enc \- symmetric cipher routines
.SH "LIBRARY"
libcrypto, -lcrypto
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.IX Header "SYNOPSIS"
\&\fBopenssl enc \-ciphername\fR
[\fB\-in filename\fR]
[\fB\-out filename\fR]
[\fB\-pass arg\fR]
[\fB\-e\fR]
[\fB\-d\fR]
[\fB\-a\fR]
[\fB\-A\fR]
[\fB\-k password\fR]
[\fB\-kfile filename\fR]
[\fB\-K key\fR]
[\fB\-iv \s-1IV\s0\fR]
[\fB\-p\fR]
[\fB\-P\fR]
[\fB\-bufsize number\fR]
[\fB\-nopad\fR]
[\fB\-debug\fR]
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.IX Header "DESCRIPTION"
The symmetric cipher commands allow data to be encrypted or decrypted
using various block and stream ciphers using keys based on passwords
or explicitly provided. Base64 encoding or decoding can also be performed
either by itself or in addition to the encryption or decryption.
.SH "OPTIONS"
.IX Header "OPTIONS"
.IP "\fB\-in filename\fR" 4
.IX Item "-in filename"
the input filename, standard input by default.
.IP "\fB\-out filename\fR" 4
.IX Item "-out filename"
the output filename, standard output by default.
.IP "\fB\-pass arg\fR" 4
.IX Item "-pass arg"
the password source. For more information about the format of \fBarg\fR
see the \fB\s-1PASS\s0 \s-1PHRASE\s0 \s-1ARGUMENTS\s0\fR section in \fIopenssl\fR\|(1).
.IP "\fB\-salt\fR" 4
.IX Item "-salt"
use a salt in the key derivation routines. This option should \fB\s-1ALWAYS\s0\fR
be used unless compatibility with previous versions of OpenSSL or SSLeay
is required. This option is only present on OpenSSL versions 0.9.5 or
above.
.IP "\fB\-nosalt\fR" 4
.IX Item "-nosalt"
don't use a salt in the key derivation routines. This is the default for
compatibility with previous versions of OpenSSL and SSLeay.
.IP "\fB\-e\fR" 4
.IX Item "-e"
encrypt the input data: this is the default.
.IP "\fB\-d\fR" 4
.IX Item "-d"
decrypt the input data.
.IP "\fB\-a\fR" 4
.IX Item "-a"
base64 process the data. This means that if encryption is taking place
the data is base64 encoded after encryption. If decryption is set then
the input data is base64 decoded before being decrypted.
.IP "\fB\-A\fR" 4
.IX Item "-A"
if the \fB\-a\fR option is set then base64 process the data on one line.
.IP "\fB\-k password\fR" 4
.IX Item "-k password"
the password to derive the key from. This is for compatibility with previous
versions of OpenSSL. Superseded by the \fB\-pass\fR argument.
.IP "\fB\-kfile filename\fR" 4
.IX Item "-kfile filename"
read the password to derive the key from the first line of \fBfilename\fR.
This is for compatibility with previous versions of OpenSSL. Superseded by
the \fB\-pass\fR argument.
.IP "\fB\-S salt\fR" 4
.IX Item "-S salt"
the actual salt to use: this must be represented as a string comprised only
of hex digits.
.IP "\fB\-K key\fR" 4
.IX Item "-K key"
the actual key to use: this must be represented as a string comprised only
of hex digits. If only the key is specified, the \s-1IV\s0 must additionally specified
using the \fB\-iv\fR option. When both a key and a password are specified, the
key given with the \fB\-K\fR option will be used and the \s-1IV\s0 generated from the
password will be taken. It probably does not make much sense to specify
both key and password.
.IP "\fB\-iv \s-1IV\s0\fR" 4
.IX Item "-iv IV"
the actual \s-1IV\s0 to use: this must be represented as a string comprised only
of hex digits. When only the key is specified using the \fB\-K\fR option, the
\&\s-1IV\s0 must explicitly be defined. When a password is being specified using
one of the other options, the \s-1IV\s0 is generated from this password.
.IP "\fB\-p\fR" 4
.IX Item "-p"
print out the key and \s-1IV\s0 used.
.IP "\fB\-P\fR" 4
.IX Item "-P"
print out the key and \s-1IV\s0 used then immediately exit: don't do any encryption
or decryption.
.IP "\fB\-bufsize number\fR" 4
.IX Item "-bufsize number"
set the buffer size for I/O
.IP "\fB\-nopad\fR" 4
.IX Item "-nopad"
disable standard block padding
.IP "\fB\-debug\fR" 4
.IX Item "-debug"
debug the BIOs used for I/O.
.SH "NOTES"
.IX Header "NOTES"
The program can be called either as \fBopenssl ciphername\fR or
\&\fBopenssl enc \-ciphername\fR.
.PP
A password will be prompted for to derive the key and \s-1IV\s0 if necessary.
.PP
The \fB\-salt\fR option should \fB\s-1ALWAYS\s0\fR be used if the key is being derived
from a password unless you want compatibility with previous versions of
OpenSSL and SSLeay.
.PP
Without the \fB\-salt\fR option it is possible to perform efficient dictionary
attacks on the password and to attack stream cipher encrypted data. The reason
for this is that without the salt the same password always generates the same
encryption key. When the salt is being used the first eight bytes of the
encrypted data are reserved for the salt: it is generated at random when
encrypting a file and read from the encrypted file when it is decrypted.
.PP
Some of the ciphers do not have large keys and others have security
implications if not used correctly. A beginner is advised to just use
a strong block cipher in \s-1CBC\s0 mode such as bf or des3.
.PP
All the block ciphers normally use PKCS#5 padding also known as standard block
padding: this allows a rudimentary integrity or password check to be
performed. However since the chance of random data passing the test is
better than 1 in 256 it isn't a very good test.
.PP
If padding is disabled then the input data must be a multiple of the cipher
block length.
.PP
All \s-1RC2\s0 ciphers have the same key and effective key length.
.PP
Blowfish and \s-1RC5\s0 algorithms use a 128 bit key.
.SH "SUPPORTED CIPHERS"
.IX Header "SUPPORTED CIPHERS"
.Vb 1
\& base64 Base 64
.Ve
.PP
.Vb 5
\& bf-cbc Blowfish in CBC mode
\& bf Alias for bf-cbc
\& bf-cfb Blowfish in CFB mode
\& bf-ecb Blowfish in ECB mode
\& bf-ofb Blowfish in OFB mode
.Ve
.PP
.Vb 6
\& cast-cbc CAST in CBC mode
\& cast Alias for cast-cbc
\& cast5-cbc CAST5 in CBC mode
\& cast5-cfb CAST5 in CFB mode
\& cast5-ecb CAST5 in ECB mode
\& cast5-ofb CAST5 in OFB mode
.Ve
.PP
.Vb 5
\& des-cbc DES in CBC mode
\& des Alias for des-cbc
\& des-cfb DES in CBC mode
\& des-ofb DES in OFB mode
\& des-ecb DES in ECB mode
.Ve
.PP
.Vb 4
\& des-ede-cbc Two key triple DES EDE in CBC mode
\& des-ede Two key triple DES EDE in ECB mode
\& des-ede-cfb Two key triple DES EDE in CFB mode
\& des-ede-ofb Two key triple DES EDE in OFB mode
.Ve
.PP
.Vb 5
\& des-ede3-cbc Three key triple DES EDE in CBC mode
\& des-ede3 Three key triple DES EDE in ECB mode
\& des3 Alias for des-ede3-cbc
\& des-ede3-cfb Three key triple DES EDE CFB mode
\& des-ede3-ofb Three key triple DES EDE in OFB mode
.Ve
.PP
.Vb 1
\& desx DESX algorithm.
.Ve
.PP
.Vb 5
\& idea-cbc IDEA algorithm in CBC mode
\& idea same as idea-cbc
\& idea-cfb IDEA in CFB mode
\& idea-ecb IDEA in ECB mode
\& idea-ofb IDEA in OFB mode
.Ve
.PP
.Vb 7
\& rc2-cbc 128 bit RC2 in CBC mode
\& rc2 Alias for rc2-cbc
\& rc2-cfb 128 bit RC2 in CFB mode
\& rc2-ecb 128 bit RC2 in ECB mode
\& rc2-ofb 128 bit RC2 in OFB mode
\& rc2-64-cbc 64 bit RC2 in CBC mode
\& rc2-40-cbc 40 bit RC2 in CBC mode
.Ve
.PP
.Vb 3
\& rc4 128 bit RC4
\& rc4-64 64 bit RC4
\& rc4-40 40 bit RC4
.Ve
.PP
.Vb 5
\& rc5-cbc RC5 cipher in CBC mode
\& rc5 Alias for rc5-cbc
\& rc5-cfb RC5 cipher in CFB mode
\& rc5-ecb RC5 cipher in ECB mode
\& rc5-ofb RC5 cipher in OFB mode
.Ve
.PP
.Vb 7
\& aes-[128|192|256]-cbc 128/192/256 bit AES in CBC mode
\& aes-[128|192|256] Alias for aes-[128|192|256]-cbc
\& aes-[128|192|256]-cfb 128/192/256 bit AES in 128 bit CFB mode
\& aes-[128|192|256]-cfb1 128/192/256 bit AES in 1 bit CFB mode
\& aes-[128|192|256]-cfb8 128/192/256 bit AES in 8 bit CFB mode
\& aes-[128|192|256]-ecb 128/192/256 bit AES in ECB mode
\& aes-[128|192|256]-ofb 128/192/256 bit AES in OFB mode
.Ve
.SH "EXAMPLES"
.IX Header "EXAMPLES"
Just base64 encode a binary file:
.PP
.Vb 1
\& openssl base64 -in file.bin -out file.b64
.Ve
.PP
Decode the same file
.PP
.Vb 1
\& openssl base64 -d -in file.b64 -out file.bin
.Ve
.PP
Encrypt a file using triple \s-1DES\s0 in \s-1CBC\s0 mode using a prompted password:
.PP
.Vb 1
\& openssl des3 -salt -in file.txt -out file.des3
.Ve
.PP
Decrypt a file using a supplied password:
.PP
.Vb 1
\& openssl des3 -d -salt -in file.des3 -out file.txt -k mypassword
.Ve
.PP
Encrypt a file then base64 encode it (so it can be sent via mail for example)
using Blowfish in \s-1CBC\s0 mode:
.PP
.Vb 1
\& openssl bf -a -salt -in file.txt -out file.bf
.Ve
.PP
Base64 decode a file then decrypt it:
.PP
.Vb 1
\& openssl bf -d -salt -a -in file.bf -out file.txt
.Ve
.PP
Decrypt some data using a supplied 40 bit \s-1RC4\s0 key:
.PP
.Vb 1
\& openssl rc4-40 -in file.rc4 -out file.txt -K 0102030405
.Ve
.SH "BUGS"
.IX Header "BUGS"
The \fB\-A\fR option when used with large files doesn't work properly.
.PP
There should be an option to allow an iteration count to be included.
.PP
The \fBenc\fR program only supports a fixed number of algorithms with
certain parameters. So if, for example, you want to use \s-1RC2\s0 with a
76 bit key or \s-1RC4\s0 with an 84 bit key you can't use this program.