openssl-python

This tool is a command line interface to OpenSSL, written with Python3. It permits encrypting/decrypting files, as well as generating RSA keys, encrypting private RSA keys, signing files using an RSA key, and also verifying signatures using RSA.

Dependencies

Before running this tool, the following dependency must be installed, as well as being on the path:

• openssl

Usually, this dependency exists by default in most of the supported platforms(see below). In case it doesn't, try consulting the official OpenSSL documentation; or consult your operating system' documentation on how to install new software.

Usage

Using the source code

• To launch openssl-python tool, just clone the source code from Github Repository:

  git clone git@github.com:the11/openssl-python.git
  

• Go to the source code directory and proceed in one of the two following ways:
  • run the following command:

  python3 openssl-python.py
  

  • Or alternatively, if python is in the path, run the following commands:

  chmod +x openssl-python.py
  ./openssl-python.py
  

Using pip

• Download the package by using the pip tool:

  pip install openssl-python
  

• Launch your Python interpreter and start using the package

  python3
  >>> import openssl_python
  

Platform support

This tool was initially developed and tested on Linux systems, so it does also support Unix-like systems: BSDs, Mac OS...
Windows support though is not guaranteed.