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 +If you have a private key which is encrypted (meaning that you must enter a pass phrase to use it), you can decrypt the private key for use without a password. A typical openssl command and resulting interactive session is shown here:
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 +    > openssl rsa -in hostkeySECURE.pem -out hostkeyNOPASSWORD.pem
 +    Enter pass phrase for hostkeySECURE.pem:
 +    writing RSA key
 +    >
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 +Here's an explanation of the command line options:
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 +    * -in hostkeySECURE.pem - read in the encrypted private key from the file hostkeySECURE.pem.
 +    * -out hostkeyNOPASSWORD.pem - write out the unencrypted private key to the file hostkeyNOPASSWORD.pem.
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