The encryption algorithms as well
as the SAS Proprietary algorithm
are defined as follows:
- RC2
- A proprietary algorithm developed by RSA
Data Security, Inc., RC2 is an alternative to DES. The algorithm expands a
single message by up to 8 bytes. RC2 is a block cipher that encrypts data
in blocks of 64 bits. The size of the output of the algorithm is always a
multiple of the block size. The RC2 key size can range from 8 to 256 bits.
- RC4
- A proprietary algorithm developed by RSA
Data Security, Inc., RC4 is a stream cipher. A stream cipher encrypts one
byte at a time. The RC4 key size can range from 8 to 2048 bits.
Note: The term cipher means encryption
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- DES
- An acronym for Data Encryption Standard,
DES was developed by IBM. The algorithm expands a single message by up to
8 bytes. DES is a block cipher that encrypts data in blocks of 64 bits by
using a 56-bit key.
- Triple DES
- Triple DES executes DES three times on the
data in order to exploit a key size that is three times that of DES. The algorithm
expands a single message by up to 8 bytes. DES is a block cipher that encrypts
data in blocks of 64 bits.
- SAS Proprietary
- This provides basic fixed encoding encryption
services on all platforms and requires no additional product licenses. The
algorithm expands a single message by approximately one-third. It uses a
32-bit key that is fixed.
The key sizes that are used are based on the encryption
software that is available on your host and the value that is assigned to
the NETENCRKEYLEN= option (see the next section).
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