OpenSSL_Command_Line_Encryption-Decryption_examples

OpenSSL_Command_Line_Encryption-Decryption_examples

Encrypt
$ echo "A Quick Brown Fox Jumped Over the Grey Lazy Dog" | openssl enc -e -base64 -aes-256-ctr -nosalt -pbkdf2 -k secret_password
vcrAQFIMfJjMUxtG0sVQDPDhpriPU17TiwxwaddPVhhFj/XUxK6rPaG6T5SIrFNJ

Decrypt
$ echo "vcrAQFIMfJjMUxtG0sVQDPDhpriPU17TiwxwaddPVhhFj/XUxK6rPaG6T5SIrFNJ" | openssl enc -d -base64 -aes-256-ctr -nosalt -pbkdf2 -k secret_password
A Quick Brown Fox Jumped Over the Grey Lazy Dog

Encrypt
$ openssl enc -aes-256-cbc -salt -a -in file.txt -out file.txt.enc -k PASS

To encrypt file in Base64-encode, you should add -a option:

Decrypt
$ openssl enc -aes-256-cbc -d -a -in file.txt.enc -out file.txt -k PASS