ToolsFebruary 9, 20261 min readby 0xt0pus

OpenSSL

Cryptographic toolkit for SSL/TLS operations, certificate management, and encryption

#cryptography#networking#utility

OpenSSL

Description

OpenSSL is a cryptographic toolkit. In penetration testing, it is used for generating password hashes, working with SSL certificates, and encryption/decryption operations.

Usage 1: Generate Password Hash

Generate a password hash for inserting into /etc/passwd for privilege escalation.

Command:

openssl passwd newpasswordhere