Encryption

Encrypting the data or files before a transfer is often necessary to prevent the data from being read if intercepted in transit

Windows

PS C:\htb> Import-Module .\Invoke-AESEncryption.ps1

PS C:\htb> Invoke-AESEncryption -Mode Encrypt -Key "p4ssw0rd" -Path .\scan-results.txt

File encrypted to C:\htb\scan-results.txt.aes
PS C:\htb> ls

    Directory: C:\htb

Mode                 LastWriteTime         Length Name
----                 -------------         ------ ----
-a----        11/18/2020  12:17 AM           9734 Invoke-AESEncryption.ps1
-a----        11/18/2020  12:19 PM           1724 scan-results.txt
-a----        11/18/2020  12:20 PM           3448 scan-results.txt.aes

Linux

1. Encrypt

$ openssl enc -aes256 -iter 100000 -pbkdf2 -in /etc/passwd -out passwd.enc

2. Decrypt

$ openssl enc -d -aes256 -iter 100000 -pbkdf2 -in passwd.enc -out passwd