---
name: "aeskeyfind"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "aeskeyfind"
version: "1:1.0-11"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/aeskeyfind"
---

# aeskeyfind(1)

Locates 128-bit and 256-bit AES keys in a captured memory image.

## NAME

aeskeyfind - Locates 128-bit and 256-bit AES keys in a captured memory image.

## SYNOPSIS

**aeskeyfind** \[OPTION\] MEMORY-IMAGE

## DESCRIPTION

aeskeyfind is a tool that illustrates automatic techniques for locating 128-bit and 256-bit AES keys in a captured memory image.

## OPTIONS

- **-v**

  verbose output -- prints the extended keys and the constraints on the rows of the key schedule

- **-q**

  don't display a progress bar

- **-t THRESHOLD**

  sets the maximum number of bit errors allowed in a candidate key schedule

- **-h**

  displays usage help

## BUGS

Likely.

## SEE ALSO

**biosmemimage**(1), [**rsakeyfind**(1)](/rsakeyfind/1.md)

## AUTHOR

- aeskeyfind was written by Nadia Heninger and Ariel Feldman.

  - This manual page was adapted by Julien Valroff \<julien@debian.org\> from rsakeyfind.1, originally written by Jacob Appelbaum \<jacob@appelbaum.net\> for the **Debian** system (but may be used by others). Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU General Public License, Version 2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation.