On the other hand, an unecrypted key will have the following format:Įncrypted key cannot be used directly in applications in most scenario.

An encrypted key has the first few lines that similar to the following, with the ENCRYPTED word:ĭEK-Info: AES-256-CBC,AB8E2B5B2D989271273F6730B6F9C687 To identify whether a private key is encrypted or not, open the private key in any text editor such as Notepad or Notepad++. When you receive an encrypted private key, you must decrypt the private key in order to use the private key together with the public server certificate to install and set up a working SSL, or to use the private key to decrypt the SSL traffic in a network protocol analyzer such as Wireshark. hi, trying to decode ssl for the first time - this is for provisioning a voip phone talking https to windows iis private key looks ok, but 'decryptssl3record: no decoder available' looks like the first error based on a previous post, i made sure wireshark was running before phone rebooted. Private key is normally encrypted and protected with a passphrase or password before the private key is transmitted or sent.

Wireshark ssl decrypt with private key