Cannot remove passphrase from private key with openssl

Asked Nov 20 '13 at 19:10

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All the web pages our there suggest removing the passphrase from a private key file by running a simple openssl command. But when I run the command it does not ask for my current passphrase or remove it from the newly created one.

Here is what I run:

MacBookPro:simplegym harris$ openssl version
OpenSSL 1.0.1e 11 Feb 2013
MacBookPro:simplegym harris$ openssl rsa -in KeyWithPassphrase.key -out KeyWithoutPassphrase.key 
writing RSA key
MacBookPro:simplegym harris$

Unfortunately the KeyWithoutPassphrase.key that is generated DOES have a passphrase?

This is BIG issue for me because Heroku will not accept a private key with a passphrase in order to configure an SSL certificate.

Ideas???

Thanks for any help,

--harris

asked Nov 20 '13 at 19:10

harrisreynolds

That command is exactly how you should do it. Why do you believe it's not removing the passphrase? – Yuval Adam Nov 20 '13 at 20:34
Try changing output file extension to .pem, instead of .key – Buddhima Gamlath Dec 18 '13 at 05:37

Cannot remove passphrase from private key with openssl

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