OpenSSL is a powerful cryptography toolkit. Many of us have already used OpenSSL for creating RSA Private Keys or CSR (Certificate Signing Request). However, did you know that we can use OpenSSL to benchmark our computer speed or that we can also encrypt files or messages? This post will provide you with some simple to follow tips on how to encrypt messages and files using OpenSSL.
Using OpenSSL to encrypt messages and files on Linux
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