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I don't see how “-salt” in the openssl command line tool enhances security at all
I do this to encrypt a single file:
openssl aes-256-cbc -a -salt -in file.txt -out file.enc
and then type in some regular plaintext password.
I do not understand how -salt enhances the security of ...
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Wheres the salt on the openssl aes encryption?
Im interested in knowing how and where openssl inserts the generated salt on an AES encrypted data. Why? Im encrypting data in Java classes and need to guarantee that i can use openssl to decrypt them
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