Encryption

Rietta's encryption posts cover OpenSSL key generation, password hashing, OpenPGP, TLS certificate lifetimes, and encryption policy fights.

06/13/2013

OpenSSL: Encrypt Data with an RSA Key with PHP

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04/05/2012

What is Protected Personally Identifiable Information? Do I really have to hash users' passwords?

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01/27/2012

Generate OpenSSL RSA Key Pair from the Command Line

How to generate a 2048-bit RSA key pair with OpenSSL from the command line. Updated for 2026 to match current OpenSSL output and ciphers.

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01/09/2012

OpenSSL: Encrypt a File with a Password from the Command Line

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08/17/2009

Authentication Without Encryption for Ham Radio

Crypto can be used for secure authentication without obscuring the meaning of communications - by KI4AWF.

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