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Clarify docs.
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Dr. Stephen Henson
<steve@openssl.org>
Tue, 16 Nov 1999 02:51:41 +0000
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Dr. Stephen Henson
<steve@openssl.org>
Tue, 16 Nov 1999 02:51:41 +0000
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B<openssl enc -ciphername>.
A password will be prompted for to derive the key and IV if necessary.
A password will be prompted for to derive the key and IV if necessary.
-The B<-salt> option should B<ALWAYS> be used unless you want compatability
-with previous versions of OpenSSL and SSLeay.
+The B<-salt> option should B<ALWAYS> be used if the key is being derived
+from a password unless you want compatability with previous versions of
+OpenSSL and SSLeay.
Without the B<-salt> option it is possible to perform efficient dictionary
attacks on the password and to attack stream cipher encrypted data. The reason
Without the B<-salt> option it is possible to perform efficient dictionary
attacks on the password and to attack stream cipher encrypted data. The reason