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openssl enc -d -aes-256-cbc -in secret.enc -out decrypted.txt | Problem | Solution | |---------|----------| | openssl is not recognized | Add C:\Program Files\OpenSSL-Win64\bin to PATH, restart cmd | | Can't open config file: openssl.cnf | Set OPENSSL_CONF env var: set OPENSSL_CONF=C:\Program Files\OpenSSL-Win64\bin\openssl.cfg | | unable to load config info | Create a minimal openssl.cnf or use -config flag | | no /dev/null in Windows | Use NUL instead: 2>NUL | | SSL connect hangs | Use -ign_eof or echo Q \| openssl s_client ... | 13. Environment Setup (Optional) Create a batch file openssl_env.bat :

@echo off set OPENSSL_CONF=C:\Program Files\OpenSSL-Win64\bin\openssl.cfg set PATH=%PATH%;C:\Program Files\OpenSSL-Win64\bin echo OpenSSL ready Run before using OpenSSL: openssl for windows

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