PKCS5 error (version 1.2.9)
Posted: Sun Feb 25, 2018 3:19 pm
I’m trying to setup a server with ECDSA/ECDHE. I can easily connect from the app but only if the key is unencrypted.
If the key is encrypted then I get the PKCS5 error after entering the password in the prompt.
I used to solve this by re-encrypting the key with openssl (I changed rsa with ec), then pasting the key back in the .ovpn file. This doesn’t seem to work with EC keys, instead I’m getting a “Bad private key password” error, with no password prompt.
This morning I updated the app to version 1.2.9 but it’s still not working for me. I bet I’m doing something wrong 
Here is the actual key (not re-encrypted), password is “test”
If the key is encrypted then I get the PKCS5 error after entering the password in the prompt.
I used to solve this by re-encrypting the key with openssl (I changed rsa with ec), then pasting the key back in the .ovpn file. This doesn’t seem to work with EC keys, instead I’m getting a “Bad private key password” error, with no password prompt.
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openssl ec -in private.key -aes256 -out private2.keyHere is the actual key (not re-encrypted), password is “test”
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-----BEGIN ENCRYPTED PRIVATE KEY-----
MIHjME4GCSqGSIb3DQEFDTBBMCkGCSqGSIb3DQEFDDAcBAjYEIxF8bIqWQICCAAw
DAYIKoZIhvcNAgkFADAUBggqhkiG9w0DBwQIdPduQJSRLuIEgZCtt5NBI0mreSJy
5ZmgYq8KZpBnhcKstWo27VhCZuQAtayCXvt1/gmN0NlPWJyVNzrt808X7+HpMB+V
NKoiSI+kQHthocKyEfARub6UDyGtbcrQSNXi8LTfqAxH2ur6izVqDmeHO2BZCq8p
8y0clUoRDZ+LLYJ88bvJXAmRldJx9Xo4mKmrlvGZBpjfAr5qUN0=
-----END ENCRYPTED PRIVATE KEY-----