Managing Encryption Keys (ssh/ssl)
Decrypting a Key
If you want to decrypt your SSH key, run the following command:
openssl rsa -in \
[existing name] \
-out \
[new unencrypted file name]
Encrypting a Key
If you want to encrypt your currently non-encrypted key, then run the following command instead:
openssl rsa -aes256 \
-in [existing name] \
-out [new unencrypted file name]
Other algorithms
The example above encrypts using the aes256 algorithm. You can specify others by looking up the details here.
Last updated: 13th February 2021
First published: 16th August 2018
First published: 16th August 2018