It's just DES. It is not Triple-DES. Typically, customers requiring a higher level of DB encryption will need to take advantage of functionality within the DB itself.
-David J. Easter Sr. Product Manager, Service Management Business Unit BMC Software, Inc. The opinions, statements, and/or suggested courses of action expressed in this E-mail do not necessarily reflect those of BMC Software, Inc. My voluntary participation in this forum is not intended to convey a role as a spokesperson, liaison or public relations representative for BMC Software, Inc. -----Original Message----- From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Carey Matthew Black Sent: Tuesday, November 06, 2007 6:21 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: ENCRYPT/DECRYPT Set Fields function algorithm details David, Hum... just to clarify... you are talking about this algorithm REF: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_Encryption_Standard Which is stated as: "DES is now considered to be insecure for many applications. This is chiefly due to the 56-bit key size being too small; DES keys have been broken in less than 24 hours." Or by chance... is something like... "Triple DES" being employed? (Ref: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triple_DES) I only ask as there is a good deal of confusion about these algorithms and how they are referred to in "common language". The reason why I am broaching the topic is that we are looking for a way to secure data (even at the DB level) and we were trying to figure out of we needed to "make it ourselves" or if the ARS standard feature set was compliant with internal guidelines. So the more specific information about the details, if it can be shared, the better so that I might be able to compare it to the guidelines that I have been given. Thanks in Advance. -- Carey Matthew Black Remedy Skilled Professional (RSP) ARS = Action Request System(Remedy) Love, then teach Solution = People + Process + Tools Fast, Accurate, Cheap.... Pick two. On Nov 6, 2007 8:47 PM, Easter, David <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > According to the folks here, it's DES. > > -David J. Easter > Sr. Product Manager, Service Management Business Unit BMC Software, > Inc. > > The opinions, statements, and/or suggested courses of action expressed > in this E-mail do not necessarily reflect those of BMC Software, Inc. > My voluntary participation in this forum is not intended to convey a > role as a spokesperson, liaison or public relations representative for > BMC Software, Inc. ________________________________________________________________________ _______ UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org Platinum Sponsor: www.rmsportal.com ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are" _______________________________________________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org Platinum Sponsor: www.rmsportal.com ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are"
