<p>did you try the -md5 flag, the openssl decryption changed a few years back and the md5 flag should solve it</p>

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2021-02-19T12:17:54.487Z
YES!! That did the job!! it was -md flag: `openssl enc -d -p -aes-256-cbc -md md5 -a -in multibit.key  -out key.txt  -pass 'pass:myPassword'`
oskar333
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KeychainX
<p>I have the file mulibit.key (long string starting with <code>U2FsdGVkX19E+pw</code>) and password.
Cannot find the Multibit Classic wallet to import the key and export to Electrum...</p>
<p>Tried to decrypt the key with</p>
<p><code>openssl enc -d -p -aes-256-cbc -a -in multibit.key -out key.txt -pass pass:Mypassword</code></p>
<p>but got only such response:</p>
<pre><code>*** WARNING : deprecated key derivation used.
Using -iter or -pbkdf2 would be better.
salt=44FA9C205936F29D
key=8E260D08EE31BB97AB7544D70BC41535369
iv =B6B2A8A90712B2393DDF8
bad decrypt
140404139345280:error:06065064:digital envelope routines:EVP_DecryptFinal_ex:bad decrypt:crypto/evp/evp_enc.c:588
</code></pre>
<p>EDIT WITH FULL ANSWER:</p>
<p>The problem was different version of open ssl... After adding flag <code>-md md5</code> my multibit.key get encrypted! So I could enter the private key into Electrum wallet</p>
<p><code>openssl enc -d -p -aes-256-cbc -md md5 -a -in multibit.key  -out key.txt  -pass 'pass:myPassword'</code></p>

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2021-02-16T21:14:44.760Z
No. The links are not working any more...
oskar333
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2021-02-17T09:11:18.907Z
Can you find the multibit classic ("Multibit") in your hard drive or should I send you my copy of Multibit 0.5.16? The former is better since it doesn't require that you trust me.
MCCCS
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2021-02-17T09:24:45.477Z
Or you can download it from https://linux.softpedia.com/get/Office/Finance/MultiBit-102886.shtml . The file is `multibit-0.5.18-linux.jar` but it works on all operating systems
MCCCS
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2021-02-17T12:57:00.510Z
It seems to me those links do work, they just redirect to a github repository for the source code to Multibit Classic.
RedGrittyBrick
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2021-02-19T22:54:09.690Z
Thank you @MCCCS . Managed to decrypt the key without Multibit wallet :)
oskar333
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Is it still possible to recover Multibit Classic wallet from multibit.key file?
oskar333
# Is it still possible to recover Multibit Classic wallet from multibit.key file?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2021-02-16)

I have the file mulibit.key (long string starting with `U2FsdGVkX19E+pw`) and password.
Cannot find the Multibit Classic wallet to import the key and export to Electrum...

Tried to decrypt the key with

`openssl enc -d -p -aes-256-cbc -a -in multibit.key -out key.txt -pass pass:Mypassword`

but got only such response:

```
*** WARNING : deprecated key derivation used.
Using -iter or -pbkdf2 would be better.
salt=44FA9C205936F29D
key=8E260D08EE31BB97AB7544D70BC41535369
iv =B6B2A8A90712B2393DDF8
bad decrypt
140404139345280:error:06065064:digital envelope routines:EVP_DecryptFinal_ex:bad decrypt:crypto/evp/evp_enc.c:588

```

EDIT WITH FULL ANSWER:

The problem was different version of open ssl... After adding flag `-md md5` my multibit.key get encrypted! So I could enter the private key into Electrum wallet

`openssl enc -d -p -aes-256-cbc -md md5 -a -in multibit.key -out key.txt -pass 'pass:myPassword'`

**Tags:** multibit, recover-private-key, lost-wallet

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: No. The links are not working any more...  
> **username_1**: Can you find the multibit classic ("Multibit") in your hard drive or should I send you my copy of Multibit 0.5.16? The former is better since it doesn't require that you trust me.  
> **username_1**: Or you can download it from https://linux.softpedia.com/get/Office/Finance/MultiBit-102886.shtml . The file is `multibit-0.5.18-linux.jar` but it works on all operating systems  
> **username_2**: It seems to me those links do work, they just redirect to a github repository for the source code to Multibit Classic.  
> **username_0**: Thank you @username_1 . Managed to decrypt the key without Multibit wallet :)  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2021-02-17. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

did you try the -md5 flag, the openssl decryption changed a few years back and the md5 flag should solve it

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: YES!! That did the job!! it was -md flag: `openssl enc -d -p -aes-256-cbc -md md5 -a -in multibit.key  -out key.txt  -pass 'pass:myPassword'`  

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