From: "Gotfried, Colette" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To begin with, what part of OpenSSL are we talking about? I'm
assuming that it's the "openssl genrsa" application. If not, you'll
have to restate your question:
ColetteG> Another set of very very basic questions:
ColetteG>
ColetteG> - What encryption algorithm does openSSL use when generating
ColetteG> the asymmetric keys?
Technically none. However, you may have meant to ask what algorithm
is used to encrypt the generated key. By default it's not encrypted,
but with the arguments '-des', '-des3' or '-idea', you will have it
encrypted with one of those algorithms.
ColetteG> - Is it something that the developer has to specify, or is
ColetteG> there a default?
That got answered above.
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