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Wireshark-users: [Wireshark-users] SSL decryption -- RSA Key format

From: "Baker, Brian" <brian@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2006 11:33:22 -0400
I have just run in to the first situation where I've needed to use Wireshark's SSL decryption feature.  I want to know what format the RSA key file needs to be in?  Is this PKCS#8 (private key only)? 
 
I'm working from an IIS server, which I understand can export to PKCS#12.  I've also seen some tutorials online for using OpenSSL to convert it into the PKCS#8 format. I just wanted to check if that was a necessary step or not.
 
Thanks,
Brian Baker