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TitleDecrypting RSA Private Key
ProblemHow do I decrypt an RSA Private Key provided to by a Certificate Authority (CA)?
Solution
I was provided a wild card certificate chain, from my Certificate Authority, with an encrypted Private Key along with the passphrase.  I want to decrypt the Private Key to make it usable.

Using openssl follow these commands:
  • Navigate in command prompt to openssl
  • Type:  openssl rsa -in <path to encryped.key>  -out <path to decrypted.key>
  • Enter passphrase when prompted
  • Decrypted Private Key will be in specified directory
Now you are able to use the Private Key, with the rest of the Certificate Chain, to create the PEM file to use in your application or device.
 
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