Probably I misunderstand the context, since PKCS#8 can be used to encrypt EC private key info, some more info at https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5915. Which doesn't help the OP if the openssl CLI doesn't support it.
On Mon, Aug 21, 2017 at 8:52 AM, Salz, Rich via openssl-users <openssl-users@openssl.org> wrote: > ➢ OK. And why does DER not support encryption > > Because it is not defined. If you want to encrypt keys, you need to use > PKCS12 which might be too much for your application. > > -- > openssl-users mailing list > To unsubscribe: https://mta.openssl.org/mailman/listinfo/openssl-users -- openssl-users mailing list To unsubscribe: https://mta.openssl.org/mailman/listinfo/openssl-users
