<p>It looks like you don't have the permissions to read the file <code>bitcoin-wallet-backup-2017-12-25</code>. Check your permissions on the file and make sure that your user is allowed to read the file.</p>

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2017-12-25T07:16:20.573Z
2017-12-25T07:16:20.573Z
Ava Chow
<p>This can be a problem with permissions to read the file you can change the permissions running command like this <em><code>chmod +r bitcoin-wallet-backup-2017-12-25</code></em> and try to use full path to the file: <em><code>openssl enc -d -aes-256-cbc -md md5 -a -in /full/path/to/bitcoin-wallet-backup-2017-12-25 &gt; bitcoin-wallet-decrypted-backup</code></em></p>
<p>Is this Bitcoin Wallet for Android a schildbach wallet? If yes sometimes there is a problem with decrypting due to compatibly issues. Which version of openssl do you have and what year this backup file is from?</p>

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2024-10-26T23:17:07.683Z
2024-10-26T23:17:07.683Z
cryptorecovery.io
<p>I've followed the advice found on the <a href="https://github.com/bitcoin-wallet/bitcoin-wallet/blob/master/wallet/README.recover.md" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://github.com/bitcoin-wallet/bitcoin-wallet/blob/master/wallet/README.recover.md</a>, but I'm having issues decrypted a wallet backup file</p>

<p>When I run below line</p>

<pre><code>openssl enc -d -aes-256-cbc -md md5 -a -in bitcoin-wallet-backup-2017-12-25 &gt; bitcoin-wallet-decrypted-backup
</code></pre>

<p>I got below error message</p>

<pre><code>$ openssl enc -d -aes-256-cbc -md md5 -a -in bitcoin-wallet-backup-2017-12-25 &gt; bitcoin-wallet-decrypted-backup 
bitcoin-wallet-backup-2017-12-25: Permission denied 
140623991867032:error:0200100D:system library:fopen:Permission denied:bss_file.c:398:fopen('bitcoin-wallet-backup-2017-12-25','r') 
140623991867032:error:20074002:BIO routines:FILE_CTRL:system lib:bss_file.c:400:
</code></pre>

<p>Is there something wrong? </p>

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Bitcoin Wallet for Android - permission denied decrypting the wallet backup file using OpenSSL
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# Bitcoin Wallet for Android - permission denied decrypting the wallet backup file using OpenSSL

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-12-25)

I've followed the advice found on the https://github.com/bitcoin-wallet/bitcoin-wallet/blob/master/wallet/README.recover.md, but I'm having issues decrypted a wallet backup file
When I run below line
openssl enc -d -aes-256-cbc -md md5 -a -in bitcoin-wallet-backup-2017-12-25 > bitcoin-wallet-decrypted-backup

I got below error message
$ openssl enc -d -aes-256-cbc -md md5 -a -in bitcoin-wallet-backup-2017-12-25 > bitcoin-wallet-decrypted-backup 
bitcoin-wallet-backup-2017-12-25: Permission denied 
140623991867032:error:0200100D:system library:fopen:Permission denied:bss_file.c:398:fopen('bitcoin-wallet-backup-2017-12-25','r') 
140623991867032:error:20074002:BIO routines:FILE_CTRL:system lib:bss_file.c:400:

Is there something wrong?

**Tags:** wallet-recovery, bitcoin-wallet-app, android


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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2017-12-25. Score: 1

It looks like you don't have the permissions to read the file `bitcoin-wallet-backup-2017-12-25`. Check your permissions on the file and make sure that your user is allowed to read the file.


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### Answer by username_2 on 2024-10-26. Score: 0

This can be a problem with permissions to read the file you can change the permissions running command like this *`chmod +r bitcoin-wallet-backup-2017-12-25`* and try to use full path to the file: *`openssl enc -d -aes-256-cbc -md md5 -a -in /full/path/to/bitcoin-wallet-backup-2017-12-25 > bitcoin-wallet-decrypted-backup`*

Is this Bitcoin Wallet for Android a schildbach wallet? If yes sometimes there is a problem with decrypting due to compatibly issues. Which version of openssl do you have and what year this backup file is from?


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