Re: Encryption / Decryption from file
Done, thanks!! :D On Fri 10 Mar 2006 11:54, Dr. Stephen Henson wrote: > On Fri, Mar 10, 2006, Manuel Arguelles wrote: > > Nothing :( > > > > I just used the 16 character (and more) key but nothing, openssl > > complains when I pass a -K without a -iv should I use -k instead? > > > > so far I can't decrypt anything with the cli that was encrypted with the > > lib, is there any documentation about that? for rc4 or similar ciphers? > > (no iv) > > Note that you have to use the hex format of the key for the -K option. So > you'd pass 16 characters in your program and use the 32 hex digits > representing their values for the -K option. > > Just use anything for -iv, it wont be used for RC4. > > Steve. > -- > Dr Stephen N. Henson. Email, S/MIME and PGP keys: see homepage > OpenSSL project core developer and freelance consultant. > Funding needed! Details on homepage. > Homepage: http://www.drh-consultancy.demon.co.uk > __ > OpenSSL Project http://www.openssl.org > User Support Mailing Listopenssl-users@openssl.org > Automated List Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED] __ OpenSSL Project http://www.openssl.org User Support Mailing Listopenssl-users@openssl.org Automated List Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Encryption / Decryption from file
On Fri, Mar 10, 2006, Manuel Arguelles wrote: > Nothing :( > > I just used the 16 character (and more) key but nothing, openssl complains > when I pass a -K without a -iv should I use -k instead? > > so far I can't decrypt anything with the cli that was encrypted with the lib, > is there any documentation about that? for rc4 or similar ciphers? (no iv) > Note that you have to use the hex format of the key for the -K option. So you'd pass 16 characters in your program and use the 32 hex digits representing their values for the -K option. Just use anything for -iv, it wont be used for RC4. Steve. -- Dr Stephen N. Henson. Email, S/MIME and PGP keys: see homepage OpenSSL project core developer and freelance consultant. Funding needed! Details on homepage. Homepage: http://www.drh-consultancy.demon.co.uk __ OpenSSL Project http://www.openssl.org User Support Mailing Listopenssl-users@openssl.org Automated List Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Encryption / Decryption from file
Nothing :( I just used the 16 character (and more) key but nothing, openssl complains when I pass a -K without a -iv should I use -k instead? so far I can't decrypt anything with the cli that was encrypted with the lib, is there any documentation about that? for rc4 or similar ciphers? (no iv) thanks On Thu 09 Mar 2006 19:47, Dr. Stephen Henson wrote: > On Thu, Mar 09, 2006, Manuel Arguelles wrote: > > you mean like this? > > > > $ openssl enc -d -rc4 -in out.bin -k mysecretkey -nosalt > > ¨Å¥ > > óVRCÑÆMðù6o > > > > or maybe using the -K -iv options > > > > key[0]=0xA0; key[1]=0xA1; > > iv[0]=0xB0; iv[1]=0xB1; > > BIO_set_cipher(cipher, EVP_rc4(), key, iv, 1); > > > > can I use > > openssl enc -d -rc4 -in out.bin -K A0A1 -iv B0B1 > > Well RC4 is a stream cipher meaning that it doesn't have an IV. Also the > buffer passed to the key argument must contain a key of the required > length. If it isn't it will use whatever data is in memory after the > supplied pointer. > > In the case of RC4 the default length is 128 bits so for test purposes use > a string with exactly 16 characters in it. > > Steve. > -- > Dr Stephen N. Henson. Email, S/MIME and PGP keys: see homepage > OpenSSL project core developer and freelance consultant. > Funding needed! Details on homepage. > Homepage: http://www.drh-consultancy.demon.co.uk > __ > OpenSSL Project http://www.openssl.org > User Support Mailing Listopenssl-users@openssl.org > Automated List Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED] __ OpenSSL Project http://www.openssl.org User Support Mailing Listopenssl-users@openssl.org Automated List Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Encryption / Decryption from file
On Thu, Mar 09, 2006, Manuel Arguelles wrote: > you mean like this? > > $ openssl enc -d -rc4 -in out.bin -k mysecretkey -nosalt > ¨Å¥ > óVRCÑÆMðù6o > > or maybe using the -K -iv options > > key[0]=0xA0; key[1]=0xA1; > iv[0]=0xB0; iv[1]=0xB1; > BIO_set_cipher(cipher, EVP_rc4(), key, iv, 1); > > can I use > openssl enc -d -rc4 -in out.bin -K A0A1 -iv B0B1 > Well RC4 is a stream cipher meaning that it doesn't have an IV. Also the buffer passed to the key argument must contain a key of the required length. If it isn't it will use whatever data is in memory after the supplied pointer. In the case of RC4 the default length is 128 bits so for test purposes use a string with exactly 16 characters in it. Steve. -- Dr Stephen N. Henson. Email, S/MIME and PGP keys: see homepage OpenSSL project core developer and freelance consultant. Funding needed! Details on homepage. Homepage: http://www.drh-consultancy.demon.co.uk __ OpenSSL Project http://www.openssl.org User Support Mailing Listopenssl-users@openssl.org Automated List Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Encryption / Decryption from file
you mean like this? $ openssl enc -d -rc4 -in out.bin -k mysecretkey -nosalt ¨Å¥ óVRCÑÆMðù6o or maybe using the -K -iv options key[0]=0xA0; key[1]=0xA1; iv[0]=0xB0; iv[1]=0xB1; BIO_set_cipher(cipher, EVP_rc4(), key, iv, 1); can I use openssl enc -d -rc4 -in out.bin -K A0A1 -iv B0B1 ?? On Thu 09 Mar 2006 18:23, Dr. Stephen Henson wrote: > On Thu, Mar 09, 2006, Manuel Arguelles wrote: > > $ openssl enc -d -rc4 -in out.bin -k mysecretkey > > bad magic number > > > > what I'm I doing wrong? maybe the -k -K -iv options? as BIO_set_cipher as > > well maybe? > > With the default options the 'enc' command uses a salted key derivation > algorithm which avoids certain known plaintext attacks. Those are > particularly important with stream ciphers such as RC4. It also includes > some data at the beggining of the data so that form can be recognized. > > Your program seems to be using the passphrase directly as the key. So the > two formats are incompatible and the 'enc' program is detecting that. > > You can make the 'enc' command do the same if you use the -nosalt option. > > Steve. > -- > Dr Stephen N. Henson. Email, S/MIME and PGP keys: see homepage > OpenSSL project core developer and freelance consultant. > Funding needed! Details on homepage. > Homepage: http://www.drh-consultancy.demon.co.uk > __ > OpenSSL Project http://www.openssl.org > User Support Mailing Listopenssl-users@openssl.org > Automated List Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED] __ OpenSSL Project http://www.openssl.org User Support Mailing Listopenssl-users@openssl.org Automated List Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Encryption / Decryption from file
well yes:
$ cat in.txt
hello
$ openssl enc -e -rc4 -out out.bin -k mysecretkey -in in.txt
$ openssl enc -d -rc4 -in out.bin -k mysecretkey
hello
and the openssl api should be compatible with the binary cli right??
Regards
On Thu 09 Mar 2006 18:05, Kyle Hamilton wrote:
> 'bad magic number' could actually be an OS error. Has that openssl
> binary worked for you before on other commands?
>
> -Kyle H
>
> On 3/9/06, Manuel Arguelles <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Hello list,
> >
> > I'm new here, I'm trying to encrypt / decrypt text in a file using the
> > rc4, the problem is that I'm not getting good results, here's what I'm
> > doing for encryption:
> >
> > #include
> > #include
> > #include
> > #include
> >
> > int main(void)
> > {
> > char buf[1024];
> > int total, len, written;
> > BIO *file = BIO_new_file("out.bin", "w");
> > BIO *buffer = BIO_new(BIO_f_buffer());
> > BIO *cipher = BIO_new(BIO_f_cipher());
> >
> > strcpy(buf, "Simple Text to Encrypt");
> >
> > BIO_set_cipher(cipher, EVP_rc4(), "mysecretkey", NULL, 1);
> >
> > BIO_push (cipher, buffer);
> > BIO_push (buffer, file);
> >
> > len = strlen(buf);
> > written = 0;
> > for (total = 0; total < len; total += written) {
> > if ((written = BIO_write(cipher, buf + total, len -
> > total)) <= 0) {
> > if (BIO_should_retry(cipher)) {
> > written =0;
> > continue;
> > }
> > break;
> > }
> > }
> > BIO_flush(cipher);
> > BIO_free_all(cipher);
> > }
> >
> > compiled it, and when executed I get a out.bin, then when I try to
> > decrypt it it fails:
> >
> > $ openssl enc -d -rc4 -in out.bin -k mysecretkey
> > bad magic number
> >
> > what I'm I doing wrong? maybe the -k -K -iv options? as BIO_set_cipher as
> > well maybe?
> >
> > Regards and thank for your time
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Re: Encryption / Decryption from file
On Thu, Mar 09, 2006, Manuel Arguelles wrote: > > $ openssl enc -d -rc4 -in out.bin -k mysecretkey > bad magic number > > what I'm I doing wrong? maybe the -k -K -iv options? as BIO_set_cipher as > well > maybe? > With the default options the 'enc' command uses a salted key derivation algorithm which avoids certain known plaintext attacks. Those are particularly important with stream ciphers such as RC4. It also includes some data at the beggining of the data so that form can be recognized. Your program seems to be using the passphrase directly as the key. So the two formats are incompatible and the 'enc' program is detecting that. You can make the 'enc' command do the same if you use the -nosalt option. Steve. -- Dr Stephen N. Henson. Email, S/MIME and PGP keys: see homepage OpenSSL project core developer and freelance consultant. Funding needed! Details on homepage. Homepage: http://www.drh-consultancy.demon.co.uk __ OpenSSL Project http://www.openssl.org User Support Mailing Listopenssl-users@openssl.org Automated List Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Encryption / Decryption from file
'bad magic number' could actually be an OS error. Has that openssl
binary worked for you before on other commands?
-Kyle H
On 3/9/06, Manuel Arguelles <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hello list,
>
> I'm new here, I'm trying to encrypt / decrypt text in a file using the rc4,
> the problem is that I'm not getting good results, here's what I'm doing for
> encryption:
>
> #include
> #include
> #include
> #include
>
> int main(void)
> {
> char buf[1024];
> int total, len, written;
> BIO *file = BIO_new_file("out.bin", "w");
> BIO *buffer = BIO_new(BIO_f_buffer());
> BIO *cipher = BIO_new(BIO_f_cipher());
>
> strcpy(buf, "Simple Text to Encrypt");
>
> BIO_set_cipher(cipher, EVP_rc4(), "mysecretkey", NULL, 1);
>
> BIO_push (cipher, buffer);
> BIO_push (buffer, file);
>
> len = strlen(buf);
> written = 0;
> for (total = 0; total < len; total += written) {
> if ((written = BIO_write(cipher, buf + total, len - total)) <=
> 0) {
> if (BIO_should_retry(cipher)) {
> written =0;
> continue;
> }
> break;
> }
> }
> BIO_flush(cipher);
> BIO_free_all(cipher);
> }
>
> compiled it, and when executed I get a out.bin, then when I try to decrypt it
> it fails:
>
> $ openssl enc -d -rc4 -in out.bin -k mysecretkey
> bad magic number
>
> what I'm I doing wrong? maybe the -k -K -iv options? as BIO_set_cipher as well
> maybe?
>
> Regards and thank for your time
> __
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>
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Encryption / Decryption from file
Hello list,
I'm new here, I'm trying to encrypt / decrypt text in a file using the rc4,
the problem is that I'm not getting good results, here's what I'm doing for
encryption:
#include
#include
#include
#include
int main(void)
{
char buf[1024];
int total, len, written;
BIO *file = BIO_new_file("out.bin", "w");
BIO *buffer = BIO_new(BIO_f_buffer());
BIO *cipher = BIO_new(BIO_f_cipher());
strcpy(buf, "Simple Text to Encrypt");
BIO_set_cipher(cipher, EVP_rc4(), "mysecretkey", NULL, 1);
BIO_push (cipher, buffer);
BIO_push (buffer, file);
len = strlen(buf);
written = 0;
for (total = 0; total < len; total += written) {
if ((written = BIO_write(cipher, buf + total, len - total)) <=
0) {
if (BIO_should_retry(cipher)) {
written =0;
continue;
}
break;
}
}
BIO_flush(cipher);
BIO_free_all(cipher);
}
compiled it, and when executed I get a out.bin, then when I try to decrypt it
it fails:
$ openssl enc -d -rc4 -in out.bin -k mysecretkey
bad magic number
what I'm I doing wrong? maybe the -k -K -iv options? as BIO_set_cipher as well
maybe?
Regards and thank for your time
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