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Q: How do I use OpenSSL to encrypt files?

A: This depends on if you want symmetric or asymmetric encryption. For symmetic encryption, you can use the following… To encrypt: > openssl aes-256-cbc -salt -a -e -in plaintext.txt -out encrypted.txt To decrypt this, you can use the following. > … Continue reading

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