Name: decrypt using rsa

Type: command

Syntax: decrypt <message> using rsa with {public | private} key <key> [and passphrase <passphrase>]

Summary:

Used to decrypt a file or string with RSA public or private keys

and an optional passphrase.

Introduced: 4.6

OS: mac, windows, linux, ios, android

Platforms: desktop, server, mobile

Security: network

Example:

decrypt tMessage using rsa with public key tPublicKey

Example:

decrypt field 1 using rsa with private key tPrivateKey

Parameters:

key:

The key to be used for the decryption, in PEM format

passphrase:

An optional passphrase

message:

The message to be decrypted

Description:

Use the <decrypt using rsa> command to decrypt a message using RSA

public key encryption.

To decode a message that a sender has encrypted with its corresponding

public key, use the form:

decrypt tMessage with private key tPrivateKey

As a verify operation to ensure that a message has been encoded with the

corresponding private key and it has come from one of its holders,

use the form:

decrypt tMessage with public key tPublicKey

> **Generating key pairs - **

> Public-private key pairs can be generated using the OpenSSL suite of

> command-line tools. For example: openssl genrsa -out private_key.pem 512

> openssl rsa -pubout -in private_key.pem -out public_key.pem

> Will generate a key pair of size 512-bits, placing the private key in

> private_key.pem and the public key in public_key.pem.

For more information on these utilities see

https://www.openssl.org/docs/manmaster/man1/rsa.html and

https://www.openssl.org/docs/manmaster/man1/genrsa.html.

References: decrypt (command), encrypt (command),

encrypt using rsa (command)