In my understanding, private keys are encrypted with some symmetric algorithm, so you can't access them without passphrase. What is it called?
Private keys encryption is normally done using Sha algorithm.
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1SHA is not an encryption algorithm, it's a family of hash functions. – Tjaden Hess♦ Nov 9 '16 at 19:47
"cipher"
element. For example, in a Parity key file:"cipher": "aes-128-ctr"
means 128-bit AES in Counter mode. – Ajoy Bhatia May 30 '17 at 23:41