The quick answer is NO.<br> A detailed answer: On this official [documentation][1], you can read: > When only the key is specified using the -K option, the IV must > explicitly be defined. When a password is being specified using one of > the other options, the IV is generated from this password. **IV** stands for Initialization Vector. You can understand quickly how it is used with the combination of the key on this [figure.][2] [1]: https://www.openssl.org/docs/apps/enc.html [2]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cipher-block_chaining#Cipher-block_chaining_.28CBC.29