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Specification of AES-based PKCS#5 Password-Based Encryption (PBE)

recently I had a look at the capabilities of the Java keytool to create PKCS#12 containers with a protected private key. According to the standard a private key is protected using a PKCS#8 shrouded ...
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What password based key derivation does PKCS #12 use?

I would like to make a note that I have read all of rfc 7292. I am trying to decrypt encrypted private key in a pkcs#12 pfx file. The private key is enveloped within pkcs#8 shrouded key bag. The ...
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Can a PKCS12 file be distributed over insecure channel?

Is the PKCS12 only as secure as the password protecting private keys ? Can I distribute the p12 file over an insecure channel ?